Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shot-n]
- /ˈʃɒt n/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shot-n]
- /ˈʃɒt n/
Definitions of shotten word
- adjective shotten (of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn. 1
- adjective shotten Obsolete. (of a bone) dislocated. 1
- adjective shotten (of fish, esp herring) having recently spawned 0
- adjective shotten worthless or undesirable 0
- abbreviation SHOTTEN shoot 0
- adjective shotten that has recently spawned and so become of inferior food value 0
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Origin of shotten
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English, past participle of shoot1
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Parts of speech for Shotten
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shotten popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% 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.
shotten usage trend in Literature
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