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- [eer-drop]
- /ˈɪərˌdrɒp/
- /ˈɪə.drɒp/
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- [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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