Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wom-puh m-peeg, wawm-]
- /ˈwɒm pəmˌpig, ˈwɔm-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wom-puh m-peeg, wawm-]
- /ˈwɒm pəmˌpig, ˈwɔm-/
Definitions of wampumpeag word
- abbreviation WAMPUMPEAG wampum. 1
- noun wampumpeag (obsolete) wampum. 1
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Origin of wampumpeag
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30, Americanism; earlier also wampampeak, wampompeage < Massachusett (cognate with Eastern Abenaki wάpαpəyak wampum beads; equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- white + *-a·py- string + *-aki plural suffix)
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Parts of speech for Wampumpeag
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wampumpeag popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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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