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- [kwag, kwog]
- /kwæg, kwɒg/
- /kwæɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwag, kwog]
- /kwæg, kwɒg/
Definitions of quag word
- noun quag a quagmire. 1
- noun quag A marshy or boggy place. 1
- noun quag a bog or marsh 0
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Origin of quag
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; expressive word, obscurely akin to quake
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Parts of speech for Quag
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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determiner
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quag popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% 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.
quag usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quag
noun quag
- swamp — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
- fen — low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- glade — an open space in a forest.
- marsh — Dame (Edith) Ngaio [nahy-oh] /ˈnaɪ oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels.
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