Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [til-duh]
- /ˈtɪl də/
- /ˈtɪl.də/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [til-duh]
- /ˈtɪl də/
Definitions of tilde word
- noun tilde a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization. 1
- noun tilde swung dash. 1
- noun tilde Mathematics. a symbol (∼) indicating equivalency or similarity between two values. 1
- noun tilde Logic. a similar symbol indicating negation. 1
- noun tilde diacritical mark showing pronunciation 1
- countable noun tilde A tilde is a symbol that is written over the letter 'n' in Spanish (ñ) and the letters 'o' (õ) and 'a' (ã) in Portuguese to indicate the way in which they should be pronounced. 0
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Origin of tilde
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Spanish < Latin titulus superscription. See title
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Parts of speech for Tilde
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tilde popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tilde usage trend in Literature
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