reed mace

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reed meys]
- /rid meɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reed meys]
- /rid meɪs/

Definitions of reed mace words

noun reed mace cattail. 1
noun reed mace a tall reedlike marsh plant, Typha latifolia, with straplike leaves and flowers in long brown sausage-shaped spikes: family Typhaceae 0
noun reed mace a related and similar plant, Typha angustifolia 0
noun reed mace cattail 0

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Origin of reed mace

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Reed mace

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Reed mace

reed mace popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

reed mace usage trend in Literature

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