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ouzel

ou·zel
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oo-zuh l]
    • /ˈu zəl/
    • /uːzl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oo-zuh l]
    • /ˈu zəl/

Definitions of ouzel word

  • noun ouzel dipper (def 4). 1
  • noun ouzel A bird that resembles the blackbird, especially the ring ouzel. 1
  • noun ouzel the ring ouzel or water ouzel 0
  • noun ouzel ring ouzel 0
  • noun ouzel water ouzel 0

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Origin of ouzel

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English osel merle, blackbird, Old English ōsle, cognate with German Amsel; akin to Latin merula; see merle1

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Parts of speech for Ouzel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ouzel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ouzel usage trend in Literature

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