Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sproot, spreyt]
- /sprut, spreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sproot, spreyt]
- /sprut, spreɪt/
Definitions of spruit word
- noun spruit (in southern Africa) a small stream. 1
- noun spruit a small tributary stream or watercourse 0
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Origin of spruit
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Afrikaans < Dutch spruit sprout
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Parts of speech for Spruit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spruit popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
spruit usage trend in Literature
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