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- [self rawt]
- /sɛlf rɔt/
- /self rɔːt/
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- [self rawt]
- /sɛlf rɔt/
Definitions of self-wrought word
- verb self-wrought Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work. 1
- adjective self-wrought worked. 1
- adjective self-wrought elaborated; embellished. 1
- adjective self-wrought not rough or crude. 1
- adjective self-wrought produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, as iron or silver articles. 1
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Origin of self-wrought
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English wroght, metathetic variant of worht, past participle of worchen to work
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Parts of speech for Self-wrought
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-wrought 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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