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- [skawr, skohr]
- /skɔr, skoʊr/
- /skɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skawr, skohr]
- /skɔr, skoʊr/
Definitions of scoring word
- noun plural scoring the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match. 1
- noun plural scoring the total points or strokes made by one side, individual, play, game, etc. 1
- noun plural scoring an act or instance of making or earning a point or points. 1
- noun plural scoring Education, Psychology. the performance of an individual or sometimes of a group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol. 1
- noun plural scoring a notch, scratch, or incision; a stroke or line. 1
- noun plural scoring a notch or mark for keeping an account or record. 1
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Origin of scoring
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; (noun) Middle English; late Old English scora, score (plural; singular *scoru) group of twenty (apparently orig. notch) < Old Norse skor notch; (v.) Middle English scoren to incise, mark with lines, tally debts < Old Norse skora to notch, count by tallies; later v. senses derivative of the noun; akin to shear
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Parts of speech for Scoring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scoring popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
scoring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scoring
noun scoring
- initialing — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- lettering — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- marking — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- deletion — the act of deleting or fact of being deleted
- initialling — (British) present participle of initial.
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