incests

in·cest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-sest]
- /ˈɪn sɛst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-sest]
- /ˈɪn sɛst/

Definitions of incests word

noun incests sexual intercourse between closely related persons. 1
noun incests the crime of sexual intercourse, cohabitation, or marriage between persons within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity wherein marriage is legally forbidden. 1
noun incests Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incest. 1

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Origin of incests

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English < Latin incestus (noun) sexual impurity, derivative of incestus (adj.) profane, sexually impure (in- in-3 + -cestus combining form of castus chaste), by analogy with v. nouns derived with -tus

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Parts of speech for Incests

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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incests popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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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