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unrenounceable

re·nounce
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-nouns]
    • /rɪˈnaʊns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-nouns]
    • /rɪˈnaʊns/

Definitions of unrenounceable word

  • verb with object unrenounceable to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures. 1
  • verb with object unrenounceable to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. 1
  • verb with object unrenounceable to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son. 1
  • verb without object unrenounceable Cards. to play a card of a different suit from that led. to abandon or give up a suit led. to fail to follow the suit led. 1
  • noun unrenounceable Cards. an act or instance of renouncing. 1

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Origin of unrenounceable

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English renouncen < Middle French renoncer < Latin renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim, equivalent to re- re- + nūntiāre to announce, derivative of nūntius messenger, news

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Parts of speech for Unrenounceable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unrenounceable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".

unrenounceable usage trend in Literature

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