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- [mahr-guh-reet]
- /ˌmɑr gəˈrit/
- /mɑːgəˈriːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahr-guh-reet]
- /ˌmɑr gəˈrit/
Definitions of marguerite word
- noun marguerite a female given name, French form of Margaret. 1
- noun marguerite An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). 1
- noun marguerite a cultivated garden plant, Chrysanthemum frutescens, whose flower heads have white or pale yellow rays around a yellow disc: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
- noun marguerite any of various related plants with daisy-like flowers, esp C. leucanthemum 0
- noun marguerite a feminine name 0
- noun marguerite daisy (sense 1) 0
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Origin of marguerite
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < French: daisy, pearl < Latin margarīta pearl < Greek; see margarite
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Parts of speech for Marguerite
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
marguerite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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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