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- [too-ee]
- /ˈtu i/
- /tʰuei/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too-ee]
- /ˈtu i/
Definitions of tui word
- noun tui a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet. 1
- noun Definition of tui in Technology (interface) 1. Textual User Interface. 2. Terminal User Interface. Alternative name for Textual User Interface. 3. (communications) Telephony User Interface. 4. Tangible User Interface. 5. Tactile User Interface. 6. Telescope User Interface. 1
- abbreviation TUI Trade Union International 1
- noun tui a New Zealand honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a glossy bluish-green plumage with white feathers at the throat: it mimics human speech and the songs of other birds 0
- noun tui a greenish-blue New Zealand honeyeater (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), with white feathers under the throat: it can mimic human speech 0
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Origin of tui
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35, tui is from the Maori word tūī
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tui
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tui popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".
tui usage trend in Literature
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