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- [dey]
- /deɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dey]
- /deɪ/
Definitions of dey word
- noun dey the title given to commanders or (from 1710) governors of the Janissaries of Algiers (1671–1830) 3
- noun dey a title applied by Western writers to various other Ottoman governors, such as the bey of Tunis 3
- noun dey the former title of the governor of Algiers 3
- noun dey a pasha in the former Barbary States of Tunis and Tripoli 3
- noun dey the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830. 1
- noun dey a title sometimes used by the former rulers of Tunis and Tripoli. 1
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Origin of dey
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < French < Turkish dayι orig., maternal uncle
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
dey usage trend in Literature
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