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- [pohst kon-kwest, kong-]
- /poʊst ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohst kon-kwest, kong-]
- /poʊst ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-/
Definitions of post-conquest word
- noun post-conquest the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment. 1
- noun post-conquest the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.: the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra. 1
- noun post-conquest a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won: He's another one of her conquests. 1
- noun post-conquest anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils. 1
- noun post-conquest the Conquest, Norman Conquest. 1
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Origin of post-conquest
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English conqueste < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *conquēsta (for Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere). See con-, quest
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Parts of speech for Post-conquest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
post-conquest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
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