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- [krahyn]
- /kraɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krahyn]
- /kraɪn/
Definitions of crine word
- noun crine the hair 3
- noun crine a head of hair 3
- verb crine to shrivel or shrink 3
- noun crine hair; head of hair. 1
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Origin of crine
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, crine is from the Latin word crīnis hair
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
crine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with crine
- what does the suffix crine mean?