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untallied

tal·ly
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tal-ee]
    • /ˈtæl i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tal-ee]
    • /ˈtæl i/

Definitions of untallied word

  • noun plural untallied an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like. 1
  • noun plural untallied Also called tally stick. a stick of wood with notches cut to indicate the amount of a debt or payment, often split lengthwise across the notches, the debtor retaining one piece and the creditor the other. 1
  • noun plural untallied anything on which a score or account is kept. 1
  • noun plural untallied a notch or mark made on or in a tally. 1
  • noun plural untallied a number or group of items recorded. 1
  • noun plural untallied a mark made to register a certain number of items, as four consecutive vertical lines with a diagonal line through them to indicate a group of five. 1

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Origin of untallied

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (noun) Middle English taly < Medieval Latin talia, variant of Latin tālea rod, cutting, literally, heel-piece, derivative of tālus heel; (v.) late Middle English talyen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Untallied

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

untallied 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".

untallied usage trend in Literature

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