Transcription
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- [hurs]
- /hɜrs/
- /hɜːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hurs]
- /hɜrs/
Definitions of hearse word
- noun hearse a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial. 1
- noun hearse a triangular frame for holding candles, used at the service of Tenebrae in Holy Week. 1
- noun hearse a canopy erected over a tomb. 1
- noun hearse A vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral. 1
- noun hearse car that carries coffin 1
- countable noun hearse A hearse is a large car that carries the coffin at a funeral. 0
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Origin of hearse
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English herse < Middle French herce a harrow < Latin hirpicem, accusative of hirpex
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Parts of speech for Hearse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hearse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hearse
noun hearse
- coffin — A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.
- pyre — a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- grave — the grave accent.
- catafalque — a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral
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