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howe

howe
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hou]
    • /haʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hou]
    • /haʊ/

Definitions of howe word

  • noun howe E(dgar) W(atson) 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor. 1
  • noun howe Elias, 1819–67, U.S. inventor of the sewing machine. 1
  • noun howe Gordon (Gordie) born 1928, Canadian ice-hockey player. 1
  • noun howe Irving, 1920–93, U.S. social historian and literary critic. 1
  • noun howe Julia Ward, 1819–1910, U.S. writer and reformer: author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (wife of Samuel Gridley Howe). 1
  • noun howe Richard (Earl Howe"Black Dick") 1726–99, British admiral (brother of William Howe). 1

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Origin of howe

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English (north and Scots), alteration of holl; see hollow

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Howe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

howe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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".

howe usage trend in Literature

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