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- [fig]
- /fɪg/
- /fɪɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fig]
- /fɪg/
Definitions of fig word
- noun fig dress or array: to appear at a party in full fig. 1
- noun fig condition: to feel in fine fig. 1
- noun fig A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics. 1
- noun fig type of fruit 1
- noun fig Figure: Fig.: image, graph in a text 1
- noun fig fruit tree that bears figs 1
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Origin of fig
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English fige < Old French < Old Provençal figa < Vulgar Latin *fīca, for Latin fīcus
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Parts of speech for Fig
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fig popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
fig usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fig
noun fig
- aggregate fruit — (botany) A fruit that develops from the fusion of more than one carpel within a single flower, as for instance, a raspberry.
- mulberry — the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
- pineapple — the edible, juicy, collective fruit of a tropical, bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, that develops from a spike or head of flowers and is surmounted by a crown of leaves.
- damn — Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
- hoot — to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
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