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- [pikt]
- /pɪkt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pikt]
- /pɪkt/
Definitions of pict word
- noun pict a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots. 1
- noun Definition of pict in Technology (file format) An Apple graphics format. 1
- noun pict a member of any of the peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth and Clyde in the first to the fourth centuries ad: later applied chiefly to the inhabitants of NE Scotland. Throughout Roman times the Picts carried out border raids 0
- noun pict a member of an ancient people of Great Britain that was driven into Scotland by the Britons and the Romans 0
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Origin of pict
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; back formation from Middle English Pictes (plural) < Latin Pictī literally, painted ones, plural of pictus, past participle of pingere to paint; replacing Middle English Peghttes, Old English Peohtas, Pihtas ≪ Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Pict
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pict popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pict usage trend in Literature
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