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- US Pronunciation
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- [sheyp]
- /ʃeɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sheyp]
- /ʃeɪp/
Definitions of preshaped word
- noun preshaped the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure. 1
- noun preshaped this quality as found in some individual object or body form: This lake has a peculiar shape. 1
- noun preshaped something seen in outline, as in silhouette: A vague shape appeared through the mist. 1
- noun preshaped an imaginary form; phantom. 1
- noun preshaped an assumed appearance; guise: an angel in the shape of a woman. 1
- noun preshaped a particular or definite organized form or expression: He could give no shape to his ideas. 1
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Origin of preshaped
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English gesceapu (plural); replacing dial. shap, Middle English; Old English gesceap (singular); cognate with Old Norse skap state, mood; (v.) Middle English; Old English sceapen (past participle); replacing Middle English sheppe, shippe, Old English sceppan, scyppan; cognate with German schaffen, Old Norse skepja, Gothic -skapjan to make
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Parts of speech for Preshaped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
preshaped 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".
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