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- [speer]
- /spɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [speer]
- /spɪər/
Definition of speer word
- noun speer Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect. 1
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Origin of speer
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English speren, spiren, Old English spyrian to make tracks, trace, ask about; cognate with German spüren, Old Norse spyrja to ask; akin to spoor
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Parts of speech for Speer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
speer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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".
speer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with speer
- what happened to albert speer?
- when did albert speer die?
- how tall was albert speer?
- how did albert speer die?
- albert speer the nazi who said sorry?
- who is albert speer?
- how old is ben speer?