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un·der·set
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-der-set]
    • /ˈʌn dərˌsɛt/
    • /ˈʌn.də.set/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-set]
    • /ˈʌn dərˌsɛt/

Definitions of underset word

  • noun underset a current of water below the surface and flowing in a direction contrary to the water on the surface. 1
  • noun underset an ocean undercurrent 0
  • noun underset an underlying vein of ore 0
  • verb underset to support from underneath 0
  • noun underset undercurrent. 0
  • verb underset (Transitive Verb) To set under or beneath. 0

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Origin of underset

First appearance:

before 1500
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10; under- + set

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Underset

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

underset popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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.

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