springtime

spring·time

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spring-tahym]
- /ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm/
- /ˈsprɪŋ.taɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spring-tahym]
- /ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm/

Definitions of springtime word

noun springtime the season of spring. 1
noun springtime the first or earliest period: the springtime of love. 1
noun springtime season: spring 1
adjective springtime relating to the spring 1
noun springtime early days of sth 1
uncountable noun springtime Springtime is the period of time during which spring lasts. 0

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Origin of springtime

First appearance:

before 1485

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1485-95; spring + time

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Parts of speech for Springtime

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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springtime popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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".

springtime usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for springtime

noun springtime

girlhood — the state or time of being a girl.
easter — an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.

All 2 Synonyms of springtime