Transcription
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- [pees]
- /pis/
- /piːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pees]
- /pis/
Definitions of pieces word
- noun pieces a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate. 1
- noun pieces a quantity of some substance or material forming a single mass or body: a nice piece of lumber. 1
- noun pieces a more or less definite portion or quantity of a whole: to cut a blueberry pie into six pieces. 1
- noun pieces a particular length, as of certain goods prepared for the market: cloth sold by the piece. 1
- noun pieces an amount of work forming a single job: to be paid by the piece and not by the hour. 1
- noun pieces an example of workmanship, especially of artistic production, as a picture or a statue: The museum has some interesting pieces by Picasso. 1
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Origin of pieces
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English pece < Old French < Gaulish *pettia; akin to Breton pez piece, Welsh, Cornish peth thing
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pieces
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pieces popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
pieces usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pieces
noun pieces
- debris — Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around.
- allotments — Plural form of allotment.
- annuities — Plural form of annuity.
- artefacts — Plural form of artefact.
- artifacts — Plural form of artifact.
Antonyms for pieces
noun pieces
- collectivities — Plural form of collectivity.
Top questions with pieces
- how many pieces in jenga?
- how many pieces in chess?
- leave the pieces when you go?
- who wrote i fall to pieces?
- how much is 30 pieces of silver?
- how many pieces?
See also
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