Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shawrt leyd]
- /ʃɔrt leɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shawrt leyd]
- /ʃɔrt leɪd/
Definition of short-laid word
- adjective short-laid hard-laid. 1
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Origin of short-laid
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Short-laid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
short-laid popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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