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- [in-dee]
- /ˈɪn di/
- /ˈɪn.di/
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- [in-dee]
- /ˈɪn di/
Definitions of indie word
- noun indie an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company: to work for an indie. 1
- noun indie a movie or other work produced by such a company. 1
- noun indie a genre of music, especially pop or rock, that is independently produced. 1
- noun indie a person who works for an independently owned business or is self-employed. 1
- adjective indie noting or relating to an indie: an indie film producer; an indie video game. 1
- adjective indie noting or relating to independently produced music: indie rock; an indie pop group. 1
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Origin of indie
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; ind(ependent) + -ie
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Indie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
indie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".
indie usage trend in Literature
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