prie-dieu

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pree-dyoo ; French pree-dyœ]
- /ˈpriˈdyʊ; French priˈdyœ/
- /prie ˈdjuː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-dyoo ; French pree-dyœ]
- /ˈpriˈdyʊ; French priˈdyœ/

Definitions of prie-dieu word

noun plural prie-dieu a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book. 1
noun prie-dieu a piece of furniture consisting of a low surface for kneeling upon and a narrow front surmounted by a rest for the elbows or for books, for use when praying 0
noun prie-dieu a narrow, upright frame with a lower ledge for kneeling on at prayer and an upper ledge, as for a book 0

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Origin of prie-dieu

First appearance:

before 1750

One of the 47% newest English words

1750-60; < French: literally, pray God

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Parts of speech for Prie-dieu

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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prie-dieu popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.