half-tide

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf tahyd]
- /hæf, hɑf taɪd/
- /hɑːf taɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf tahyd]
- /hæf, hɑf taɪd/

Definitions of half-tide word

noun half-tide the state or time of the tide when halfway between high water and low water. 1
noun half-tide the state of the tide between flood and ebb 0
noun half-tide the condition or period halfway between a high tide and its related low tide 0

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Origin of half-tide

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Half-tide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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half-tide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% 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.