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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 mitre word
- verb with object mitre to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it. 1
- verb with object mitre to join with a miter joint. 1
- verb with object mitre to cut to a miter. 1
- verb with object mitre to join (two edges of fabric) at a corner by various methods of folding, cutting, and stitching. 1
- noun mitre 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 mitre the office or rank of a bishop; bishopric. 1
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Origin of mitre
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English mitre (noun) < Latin mitra < Greek mítra turban, headdress
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mitre
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mitre popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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".
mitre usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mitre
noun mitre
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- pontiff — any pontifex.
- pope — died 1690? Pueblo medicine man: led rebellion against the Spanish 1680.
- cleric — A cleric is a member of the clergy.
- patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.
adjective mitre
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- mini — miniskirt.
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- lilliputian — extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
- baby — A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
Antonyms for mitre
adjective mitre
- big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- 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.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- 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.
Top questions with mitre
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