peewit

pee·wit

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pee-wit, pyoo-it]
- /ˈpi wɪt, ˈpyu ɪt/
- /ˈpiː.wɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pee-wit, pyoo-it]
- /ˈpi wɪt, ˈpyu ɪt/

Definitions of peewit word

noun peewit the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. 1
noun peewit the phoebe. 1
noun peewit variety of bird 1
abbreviation PEEWIT pewit 0

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Origin of peewit

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30; imitative

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Parts of speech for Peewit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Peewit

peewit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% 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.

peewit usage trend in Literature

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