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- [gil-bert]
- /ˈgɪl bərt/
- /ˈɡɪl.bət/
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- [gil-bert]
- /ˈgɪl bərt/
Definitions of gilbert word
- noun gilbert Cass, 1859–1934, U.S. architect. 1
- noun gilbert Henry Franklin Belknap [bel-nap] /ˈbɛl næp/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, U.S. composer. 1
- noun gilbert Sir Humphrey, 1537–83, English soldier, navigator, and colonizer in America. 1
- noun gilbert John (John Pringle) 1895–1936, U.S. film actor. 1
- noun gilbert Walter, born 1932, U.S. molecular biologist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980. 1
- noun gilbert William, 1544–1603, English physician and physicist: pioneer experimenter in magnetism and electricity. 1
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Origin of gilbert
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; named after William Gilbert
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Parts of speech for Gilbert
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gilbert popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
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