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- [dreyk]
- /dreɪk/
- /dreɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dreyk]
- /dreɪk/
Definitions of drake word
- noun drake Sir Francis, c1540–96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577–80. 1
- noun drake Joseph Rodman [rod-muh n] /ˈrɒd mən/ (Show IPA), 1795–1820, U.S. poet. 1
- noun drake (in fishing) A natural or artificial mayfly, esp. a subadult or gravid female. 1
- noun drake male duck 1
- countable noun drake A drake is a male duck. 0
- noun drake the male of any duck 0
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Origin of drake
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English; cognate with Low German drake, dialectal German drache; compare Old High German antrahho, anutrehho male duck
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Parts of speech for Drake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drake popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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".
drake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with drake
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- where is drake from?
- what is drake real name?
- how old is drake bell?
- who is drake dating?
- how much money does drake have?
- how much is drake net worth?
- drake look what you ve done?
- who is drake?
- how many grammys does drake have?
- where does drake live?
- where was drake born?
- look what you ve done drake?