sea wrack

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see rak]
- /si ræk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see rak]
- /si ræk/

Definitions of sea wrack words

noun sea wrack seaweed or a growth of seaweed, especially of the larger kinds cast up on the shore. 1
noun sea wrack any of various seaweeds found on the shore, esp any of the larger species 0
noun sea wrack seaweed, esp. seaweed that has been cast ashore 0

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Origin of sea wrack

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50

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Parts of speech for Sea wrack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sea wrack

sea wrack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% 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.

sea wrack usage trend in Literature

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