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whiteacre

white·a·cre
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-ey-ker, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌeɪ kər, ˈwaɪt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-ey-ker, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌeɪ kər, ˈwaɪt-/

Definition of whiteacre word

  • noun whiteacre an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from blackacre). 1

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Origin of whiteacre

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; white + acre

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Parts of speech for Whiteacre

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

whiteacre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

whiteacre usage trend in Literature

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