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- [snel]
- /snɛl/
- /ˈsnel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snel]
- /snɛl/
Definitions of snell word
- noun snell Peter (George) born 1938, New Zealand distance runner. 1
- adjective snell active; lively: a snell lad. 1
- adjective snell witty: a snell remark. 1
- adjective snell severe: snell weather. 1
- adjective snell biting; bitter; sharp 0
- noun snell Sir Peter (George). born 1938, New Zealand athlete; winner of three Olympic gold medals: for the 800 metres in 1960, and again in 1964, when he also won gold for the 1500 metres 0
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Origin of snell
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Snell
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snell popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snell usage trend in Literature
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