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- [flahyt]
- /flaɪt/
- /flˈaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flahyt]
- /flaɪt/
Definitions of flite word
- verb without object flite to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer. 1
- noun flite a dispute or wrangle; scolding. 1
- noun flite A quarrel, dispute, wrangling. 1
- verb flite to scold or rail at 0
- noun flite a dispute or scolding 0
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Origin of flite
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English fliten, Old English flītan to strive, contend; akin to Middle High German vlīzen (German Fleiss industry), Old Saxon flītan; (noun) Middle English; Old English flīt strife, abuse, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Flite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with flite
- who owns top flite golf?
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- who makes top flite golf balls?