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- [sen-ahyt, -it]
- /ˈsɛn aɪt, -ɪt/
- /ˈse.naɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sen-ahyt, -it]
- /ˈsɛn aɪt, -ɪt/
Definitions of sennight word
- noun sennight a week. 1
- noun sennight a week 0
Information block about the term
Origin of sennight
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English sevenyht, seoveniht(e), sennyght, etc., Old English seofon nihta. See seven, night
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Parts of speech for Sennight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sennight 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 65% 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.
sennight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sennight
- what is a sennight?
- how long is a sennight?
- what does sennight mean?
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