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eardrop

ear·drop
E e

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [eer-drop]
    • /ˈɪərˌdrɒp/
    • /ˈɪə.drɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [eer-drop]
    • /ˈɪərˌdrɒp/

Definitions of eardrop word

  • noun eardrop an earring with a pendant. 1
  • noun eardrop Medicine to be administered to the ear. 1
  • noun eardrop a pendant earring 0
  • noun eardrop an earring or hanging ornament for the ear 0
  • noun eardrop any of various liquid medicines put into the ear in drops 0
  • noun eardrop (archaic) A pendant for the ear; an earring. 0

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Origin of eardrop

First appearance:

before 1710
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20; ear1 + drop

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Parts of speech for Eardrop

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

eardrop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

eardrop usage trend in Literature

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