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- [shaw]
- /ʃɔ/
- /shaw/
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- [shaw]
- /ʃɔ/
Definitions of shaw word
- noun shaw Anna Howard, 1847–1919, U.S. physician, reformer, and suffragist, born in England. 1
- noun shaw Artie (Arthur Arshawsky) 1910–2004, U.S. clarinetist and bandleader. 1
- noun shaw George Bernard, 1856–1950, Irish dramatist, critic, and novelist: Nobel prize 1925. 1
- noun shaw Henry Wheeler, Billings, Josh. 1
- noun shaw Irwin, 1913–84, U.S. dramatist and author. 1
- noun shaw Richard Norman, 1831–1912, English architect, born in Scotland. 1
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Origin of shaw
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English shawe, Old English sceaga, scaga; akin to shag1
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Parts of speech for Shaw
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shaw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
shaw usage trend in Literature
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