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self-conquest

self-con·quest
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self kon-kwest, kong-]
    • /sɛlf ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self kon-kwest, kong-]
    • /sɛlf ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-/

Definitions of self-conquest word

  • noun self-conquest the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment. 1
  • noun self-conquest the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.: the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra. 1
  • noun self-conquest a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won: He's another one of her conquests. 1
  • noun self-conquest anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils. 1
  • noun self-conquest the Conquest, Norman Conquest. 1
See all 5 definitions of self-conquest

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Origin of self-conquest

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English conqueste < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *conquēsta (for Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere). See con-, quest

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Parts of speech for Self-conquest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-conquest

self-conquest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".

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