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dot your i's and cross your t's

dot
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dot]
    • /dɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dot]
    • /dɒt/

Definitions of dot your i's and cross your t's words

  • noun dot your i's and cross your t's a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen. 1
  • noun dot your i's and cross your t's a minute or small spot on a surface; speck: There were dots of soot on the window sill. 1
  • noun dot your i's and cross your t's anything relatively small or specklike. 1
  • noun dot your i's and cross your t's a small specimen, section, amount, or portion: a dot of butter. 1
  • noun dot your i's and cross your t's a period, especially as used when pronouncing an Internet address. 1
  • noun dot your i's and cross your t's Music. a point placed after a note or rest, to indicate that the duration of the note or rest is to be increased one half. A double dot further increases the duration by one half the value of the single dot. a point placed under or over a note to indicate that it is to be played staccato. 1
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Origin of dot your i's and cross your t's

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; perhaps to be identified with Old English dott head of a boil, though not attested in Middle English; cf. dottle, dit, derivative of Old English dyttan to stop up (probably derivative of dott); cognate with Old High German tutta nipple

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Parts of speech for Dot your i's and cross your t's

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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dot your i's and cross your t's popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".

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