preworn

pre·worn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-wawrn, ‐wohrn]
- /ˈpriˈwɔrn, ‐woʊrn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-wawrn, ‐wohrn]
- /ˈpriˈwɔrn, ‐woʊrn/

Definitions of preworn word

adjective preworn (of clothing) previously owned and worn; secondhand. 1
adjective preworn (of clothes) second-hand 0

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Origin of preworn

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; pre- + worn

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Preworn

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Preworn

preworn popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".

preworn usage trend in Literature

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All definitions of preworn

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