dead nettle

dead net·tle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ded net-l]
- /dɛd ˈnɛt l/
- /ded ˈnet.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ded net-l]
- /dɛd ˈnɛt l/

Definition of dead nettle words

noun dead nettle any of various plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, native to the Old World, having opposite leaves and clusters of small reddish or white flowers. 1

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Origin of dead nettle

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Dead nettle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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dead nettle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.

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