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- [weeld]
- /wild/
- /wiːld/
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- [weeld]
- /wild/
Definitions of weald word
- noun weald The, a region in SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and Essex counties: once a forest area; now an agricultural region. 1
- noun weald A wood or forest; a wooded land or region; also, an open country; often used in place names. 1
- noun weald open or forested country 0
- noun weald a wooded area; forest 0
- noun weald wild open country 0
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Origin of weald
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English weeld, Old English weald forest; cognate with German Wald; cf. wold1
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Parts of speech for Weald
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weald popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
weald usage trend in Literature
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noun weald
- jungle — a novel (1906) by Upton Sinclair.
- park — Mungo [muhng-goh] /ˈmʌŋ goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1806? Scottish explorer in Africa.
- thicket — a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.
- timber — the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- wood — Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
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