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- [sprig]
- /sprɪg/
- /sprɪɡ/
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- [sprig]
- /sprɪg/
Definitions of sprig word
- noun sprig a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc. 1
- noun sprig an ornament having the form of such a spray. 1
- noun sprig a shoot, twig, or small branch. 1
- noun sprig Facetious. a scion, offspring, or heir of a family, class, etc. 1
- noun sprig a youth or young fellow. 1
- noun sprig glazier's point. 1
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Origin of sprig
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English sprigge (noun); origin uncertain; sense “peg” perhaps of distinct orig.; cf. sprag1, spray2
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Parts of speech for Sprig
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sprig popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sprig usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sprig
noun sprig
- bough — A bough is a large branch of a tree.
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- branchlet — a small branch
- caduceus — a staff entwined with two serpents and bearing a pair of wings at the top, carried by Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods
- gam — a herd or school of whales.
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