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spence

spence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spens]
    • /spɛns/
    • /ˈspens/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spens]
    • /spɛns/

Definitions of spence word

  • noun spence a male given name, form of Spencer. 1
  • noun spence a larder or pantry 0
  • noun spence any monetary allowance 0
  • noun spence a parlour, esp in a cottage 0
  • noun spence Sir Basil (Unwin). 1907–76, Scottish architect, born in India; designed Coventry Cathedral (1951) 0

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Origin of spence

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English spense, spence < Middle French despense pantry < Medieval Latin dīspēnsa, noun use of feminine of dīspēnsus, past participle of dīspendere to weigh out; see dispense

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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".

spence usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with spence

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  • how tall is bruce spence?
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  • where does louie spence live?
  • how old is louie spence?

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