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- [hween, ween]
- /ʰwin, win/
- /wˈiːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hween, ween]
- /ʰwin, win/
Definitions of wheen word
- adjective wheen few. 1
- noun wheen a few persons or things. 1
- noun wheen (UK dialectal) A little; a small number. 1
- determiner wheen few; some 0
- determiner wheen a small number of 0
- determiner wheen a good number of 0
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Origin of wheen
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English (north) quheyn, Old English hwēne, instrumental case of hwōn few, a few
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Parts of speech for Wheen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wheen popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% 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.
wheen usage trend in Literature
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