Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sloot]
- /slut/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sloot]
- /slut/
Definitions of sluit word
- noun sluit (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains. 1
- noun sluit a water channel usually formed by or constructed for rainwater 0
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Origin of sluit
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Afrikaans sloot < Dutch: ditch
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Parts of speech for Sluit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sluit popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.