leveret

lev·er·et

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lev-er-it]
- /ˈlɛv ər ɪt/
- /ˈlevərɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lev-er-it]
- /ˈlɛv ər ɪt/

Definitions of leveret word

noun leveret a young hare. 1
noun leveret A young hare in its first year. 1
noun leveret a young hare, esp one less than one year old 0
noun leveret an immature hare 0

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Origin of leveret

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English < Anglo-French, diminutive of levre, Old French lievre < Latin leporem, accusative of lepus hare; see -et

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Parts of speech for Leveret

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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leveret popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for leveret

noun leveret

lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
coney — a kind of rabbit or a pika: early term no longer in scientific use

All 2 Synonyms of leveret