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- [stahy]
- /staɪ/
- /staɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stahy]
- /staɪ/
Definitions of stye word
- noun plural stye a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum. 1
- noun stye sore on an eyelid 1
- countable noun stye If you have a stye, your eyelid is red and swollen because part of it is infected. 0
- noun stye inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid, usually caused by bacteria 0
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Origin of stye
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; by false division of Middle English styanye sty (styan (Old English stīgend sty, literally, rising) + ye eye), taken to be sty on eye
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Parts of speech for Stye
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stye popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".
stye usage trend in Literature
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- what is a stye in the eye?
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