Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dawrs]
- /dɔrs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dawrs]
- /dɔrs/
Definitions of dorse word
- noun dorse the back of a book or folded document. 1
- noun dorse Ecclesiastical Obsolete. dossal (def 1). 1
- noun dorse The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish. 1
- noun dorse a type of cod, believed to be the young of the common cod 0
- noun dorse The back of a book. 0
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Origin of dorse
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
First recorded in 1515-25, dorse is from the Latin word dorsum back
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dorse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dorse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% 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.