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four-handed

four-hand·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr, fohr han-did]
    • /fɔr, foʊr ˈhæn dɪd/
    • /fɔː(r) hænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr, fohr han-did]
    • /fɔr, foʊr ˈhæn dɪd/

Definitions of four-handed word

  • adjective four-handed involving four hands or players, as a game at cards: Bridge is usually a four-handed game. 1
  • adjective four-handed intended for four hands, as a piece of music for the piano. 1
  • adjective four-handed having four hands, or four feet adapted for use as hands; quadrumanous. 1
  • adjective four-handed (of a card game) arranged for four players 0
  • adjective four-handed (of a musical composition) written for two performers at the same piano 0
  • adjective four-handed having four hands 0

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Origin of four-handed

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Four-handed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

four-handed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% 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.

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