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- [mahy-ter]
- /ˈmaɪ tər/
- /ˈmaɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahy-ter]
- /ˈmaɪ tər/
Definitions of miter word
- noun miter the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch. 1
- noun miter the office or rank of a bishop; bishopric. 1
- noun miter Judaism. the official headdress of the ancient high priest, bearing on the front a gold plate engraved with the words Holiness to the Lord. Ex. 28:36–38. 1
- noun miter a fillet worn by women of ancient Greece. 1
- noun miter Carpentry. an oblique surface formed on a piece of wood or the like so as to butt against an oblique surface on another piece to be joined with it. 1
- noun miter Nautical. the inclined seam connecting the two cloths of an angulated sail. 1
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Origin of miter
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English mitre (noun) < Latin mitra < Greek mítra turban, headdress
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Parts of speech for Miter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
miter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
miter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miter
noun miter
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- annexation — the act of annexing, esp territory, or the condition of being annexed
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- assemblage — An assemblage of people or things is a collection of them.
- attachment — If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them.
adj miter
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- toy — an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- wee — little; very small.
- petite — (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.
Antonyms for miter
noun miter
- disunion — a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
- divorce — a divorced man.
- self-estrangement — to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
adj miter
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
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