drake fly

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dreyk flahy]
- /dreɪk flaɪ/
- /dreɪk flaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dreyk flahy]
- /dreɪk flaɪ/

Definition of drake fly words

noun drake fly mayfly (def 2). 1

Just one definition for drake fly

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Origin of drake fly

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; perhaps late Middle English drake flye artificial fly dressed with drake feathers

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Parts of speech for Drake fly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drake fly

drake fly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% 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.

drake fly usage trend in Literature

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