earwitness

ear·wit·ness

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [eer-wit-nis]
- /ˈɪərˌwɪt nɪs/
- /ˈiəwɪtnəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eer-wit-nis]
- /ˈɪərˌwɪt nɪs/

Definitions of earwitness word

noun earwitness a person who testifies or can testify to what he or she has heard. 1
noun earwitness A witness whose testimony is based on what they personally heard. 1
noun earwitness a person who gives evidence or information about something heard rather than seen 0
noun earwitness (as modifier) 0
noun earwitness A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. 0

See all 5 definitions of earwitness

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Origin of earwitness

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40; ear1 + witness

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Parts of speech for Earwitness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Earwitness

earwitness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% 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.

earwitness usage trend in Literature

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