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- [weyt ey bit]
- /weɪt eɪ bɪt/
- /weɪt ə bɪt/
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- [weyt ey bit]
- /weɪt eɪ bɪt/
Definitions of wait-a-bit word
- noun wait-a-bit any of various plants bearing thorns or prickly appendages, as the grapple plant or the greenbrier. 1
- noun wait-a-bit any of various plants having sharp hooked thorns or similar appendages, esp the greenbrier and the grapple plant 0
- noun wait-a-bit any of a number of plants having sharp or hooked thorns 0
- noun wait-a-bit Any of several small bushes with sharp hooked thorns. 0
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Origin of wait-a-bit
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; translation of Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie < Dutch wacht een beetje
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Parts of speech for Wait-a-bit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wait-a-bit popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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