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- [shot]
- /ʃɒt/
- /ˈʃɑːt/
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- [shot]
- /ʃɒt/
Definitions of shott word
- noun shott a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer. 1
- noun shott a shallow temporary salt lake or marsh in the North African desert 0
- noun shott the hollow in which it lies 0
- noun shott in N Africa, a closed basin, often containing a temporary, shallow, brackish lake 0
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Origin of shott
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; < French < Arabic shaṭṭ
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shott
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shott popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% 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.