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rewound

re·wind
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd]
    • /verb riˈwaɪnd; noun ˈriˌwaɪnd/
    • /ˌriːˈwaʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd]
    • /verb riˈwaɪnd; noun ˈriˌwaɪnd/

Definitions of rewound word

  • noun rewound an act or instance of rewinding. 1
  • noun rewound Recording. a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that returns the audio or video incrementally to an earlier point. the button or other control that activates this reversing function. 1
  • noun rewound a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette. 1
  • noun rewound Rewound is the past tense and past participle of rewind. 0

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Origin of rewound

First appearance:

before 1710
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20; re- + wind2

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Parts of speech for Rewound

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rewound popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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.

rewound usage trend in Literature

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