grand duke

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grand dook, dyook]
- /grænd duk, dyuk/
- /ɡrænd djuːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grand dook, dyook]
- /grænd duk, dyuk/

Definitions of grand duke words

noun grand duke the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king. 1
noun grand duke a son of a czar or of a czar's son. 1
noun grand duke a prince or nobleman who rules a territory, state, or principality 0
noun grand duke a son or a male descendant in the male line of a Russian tsar 0
noun grand duke a medieval Russian prince who ruled over other princes 0
noun grand duke the sovereign ruler of a grand duchy, ranking just below a king 0

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Origin of grand duke

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1685-95

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Parts of speech for Grand duke

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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grand duke popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% 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.

grand duke usage trend in Literature

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