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- [peet]
- /pit/
- /piːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peet]
- /pit/
Definitions of peat word
- noun peat a merry young girl; darling (used as a term of endearment). 1
- noun peat vegetable matter 1
- noun peat compost 1
- noun peat fire material 1
- uncountable noun peat Peat is decaying plant material which is found under the ground in some cool, wet regions. Peat can be added to soil to help plants grow, or can be burnt on fires instead of coal. 0
- noun peat a compact brownish deposit of partially decomposed vegetable matter saturated with water: found in uplands and bogs in temperate and cold regions and used as a fuel (when dried) and as a fertilizer 0
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Origin of peat
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English pete (compare Anglo-Latin peta) < ?
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Peat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
peat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peat
noun peat
- bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
- divot — Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
- greensward — green, grassy turf.
- lowland — land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.
- lowlands — land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.
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