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- [skot]
- /skɒt/
- /skɒt/
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- [skot]
- /skɒt/
Definitions of scot word
- noun scot a native or inhabitant of Scotland. 1
- noun scot one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century a.d. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named. 1
- noun scot Scottish person 1
- noun scot Scottish dialect 1
- noun plural scot Scottish people 1
- adjective scot of, from Scotland 1
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Origin of scot
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English < Old Norse skattr tax, treasure; cognate with Old English gescot payment
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Parts of speech for Scot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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".
scot usage trend in Literature
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