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flited

flite
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt]
    • /flaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt]
    • /flaɪt/

Definitions of flited word

  • verb without object flited to dispute; wrangle; scold; jeer. 1
  • noun flited a dispute or wrangle; scolding. 1

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Origin of flited

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 Flited

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flited 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

flited usage trend in Literature

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