shaley

shale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sheyl]
- /ʃeɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sheyl]
- /ʃeɪl/

Definitions of shaley word

noun shaley a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material. 1
adjective shaley resembling shale 0

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Origin of shaley

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

1740-50; origin uncertain; compare obsolete shale to split (said of stone), to shell, derivative of shale shell, husk, Old English scealu shell, husk; see scale2

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Parts of speech for Shaley

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shaley popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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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