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water ouzel

wa·ter ou·zel
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er oo-zuh l]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈu zəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er oo-zuh l]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈu zəl/

Definitions of water ouzel words

  • noun water ouzel dipper (def 4). 1
  • noun water ouzel dipper (sense 3), esp. a species (Cinclus mexicanus) of W North America 0

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Origin of water ouzel

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25

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Parts of speech for Water ouzel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

water ouzel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% 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.

water ouzel usage trend in Literature

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