night raven

night ra·ven

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyt rey-vuh n]
- /naɪt ˈreɪ vən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyt rey-vuh n]
- /naɪt ˈreɪ vən/

Definitions of night raven words

noun night raven a bird that cries in the night. 1
noun night raven any bird, esp the night heron, that is most active at night 0

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Origin of night raven

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English nihthræfn, næhthræfn.

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Parts of speech for Night raven

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Night raven

night raven popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

night raven usage trend in Literature

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