Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-lej]
- /əˈlɛdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-lej]
- /əˈlɛdʒ/
Definitions of reallege word
- verb with object reallege to assert without proof. 1
- verb with object reallege to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert: to allege a fact. 1
- verb with object reallege to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath. 1
- verb with object reallege to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse. 1
- verb with object reallege Archaic. to cite or quote in confirmation. 1
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Origin of reallege
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English alleg(g)en, probably < Old French aleguer (< Medieval Latin, Latin allēgāre to adduce in support of a plea; see allegation), conflated with Anglo-French, Old French aleg(i)er to justify, free, literally, to lighten (< Late Latin alleviāre; see alleviate); homonymous Middle English v. alleg(g)en, with literal sense of Old French aleg(i)er, replaced by allay in 16th cent.
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Parts of speech for Reallege
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reallege popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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