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- [peer]
- /pɪər/
- /pɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peer]
- /pɪər/
Definitions of peers word
- noun peers a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers. 1
- noun peers a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status. 1
- noun peers something of equal worth or quality: a sky-scraper without peer. 1
- noun peers a nobleman. 1
- noun peers a member of any of the five degrees of the nobility in Great Britain and Ireland (duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron). 1
- noun peers Archaic. a companion. 1
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Origin of peers
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English per < Old French per < Latin pār equal
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Parts of speech for Peers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
peers usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peers
noun peers
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- analogs — (US) Plural form of analog.
- archduchesses — Plural form of archduchess.
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