surrebutter

sur·re·but·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sur-ri-buht-er]
- /ˌsɜr rɪˈbʌt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sur-ri-buht-er]
- /ˌsɜr rɪˈbʌt ər/

Definitions of surrebutter word

noun surrebutter a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rebutter. 1
noun surrebutter (in pleading) the claimant's reply to the defendant's rebutter 0
noun surrebutter a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rebutter 0

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Origin of surrebutter

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605; sur-1 + rebutter2

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Parts of speech for Surrebutter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Surrebutter

surrebutter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

surrebutter usage trend in Literature

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