Transcription
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- [haf, hahf klohzd]
- /hæf, hɑf kloʊzd/
- /hɑːf kləʊzd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [haf, hahf klohzd]
- /hæf, hɑf kloʊzd/
Definitions of half-closed word
- adjective half-closed having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch. 1
- adjective half-closed brought to a close; concluded: It was a closed incident with no repercussions. 1
- adjective half-closed not public; restricted; exclusive: a closed meeting; a closed bid at a private auction. 1
- adjective half-closed not open to new ideas or arguments. 1
- adjective half-closed self-contained; independent or self-sufficient: a closed, symbiotic relationship. 1
- adjective half-closed Phonetics. (of a syllable) ending with a consonant or a consonant cluster, as has, hasp. Compare open (def 35b). 1
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Origin of half-closed
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at close, -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Half-closed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
half-closed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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