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welladay

well·a·way
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wel-uh-wey]
    • /ˈwɛl əˈweɪ/
    • /wˈelədˌeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel-uh-wey]
    • /ˈwɛl əˈweɪ/

Definitions of welladay word

  • exclamation welladay woe! alas! 0
  • noun welladay A cry of "welladay". 0
  • interjection welladay variant form of wellaway; Alas. 0

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Origin of welladay

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English we(i)lawei, Old English weilāwei (wei < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vei woe), replacing Old English wā lā wā woe! lo! woe!

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Parts of speech for Welladay

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

welladay popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% 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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