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unedged

edge
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ej]
    • /ɛdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ej]
    • /ɛdʒ/

Definitions of unedged word

  • noun unedged a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges. 1
  • noun unedged a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 1
  • noun unedged any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges. 1
  • noun unedged a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box. 1
  • noun unedged the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. 1
  • noun unedged the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge. 1

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Origin of unedged

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English egge, Old English ecg; cognate with German Ecke corner; akin to Latin aciēs, Greek akís point

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unedged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unedged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

unedged usage trend in Literature

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