Transcription
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- [dan-druh f]
- /ˈdæn drəf/
- /ˈdæn.drʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dan-druh f]
- /ˈdæn drəf/
Definitions of dandruff word
- uncountable noun dandruff Dandruff is small white pieces of dead skin in someone's hair, or fallen from someone's hair. 3
- noun dandruff loose scales of dry dead skin shed from the scalp 3
- noun dandruff little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp 3
- noun dandruff a condition of the scalp in which such scales are formed 3
- noun dandruff a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales. 1
- noun dandruff Small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair. 1
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Origin of dandruff
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dandruff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dandruff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dandruff usage trend in Literature
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