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orchard

or·chard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-cherd]
    • /ˈɔr tʃərd/
    • /ˈɔː.tʃəd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-cherd]
    • /ˈɔr tʃərd/

Definitions of orchard word

  • noun orchard an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees. 1
  • noun orchard a group or collection of such trees. 1
  • noun orchard A piece of land planted with fruit trees. 1
  • noun orchard fruit trees 1
  • countable noun orchard An orchard is an area of land on which fruit trees are grown. 0
  • noun orchard an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit trees 0

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Origin of orchard

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English orch(i)ard, Old English orceard; replacing ortyard, Middle English ortyerd, Old English ortigeard (compare Gothic aurtigards garden), equivalent to ort- (combining form akin to wort2; later identified with Latin hortus garden) + geard yard2

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Parts of speech for Orchard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

orchard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".

orchard usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for orchard

noun orchard

  • plantation — a town in S Florida.
  • woodGrant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
  • copse — A copse is a small group of trees growing very close to each other.
  • groveSir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist.
  • coppice — A coppice is a small group of trees growing very close to each other.

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