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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwohth]
- /kwoʊθ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kwohth]
- /kwoʊθ/
Definition of quothed word
- verb quothed said (used with nouns, and with first- and third-person pronouns, and always placed before the subject): Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.”. 1
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Origin of quothed
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; preterit of quethe (otherwise obsolete), Middle English quethen, Old English cwethan to say. Cf. bequeath
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Parts of speech for Quothed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quothed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
quothed usage trend in Literature
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