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whole-wheat

whole-wheat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hohl hweet, weet]
    • /hoʊl ʰwit, wit/
    • /həʊl wiːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohl hweet, weet]
    • /hoʊl ʰwit, wit/

Definitions of whole-wheat word

  • adjective whole-wheat prepared with the complete wheat kernel. 1
  • adjective whole-wheat (of flour, bread, etc) made from the entire wheat kernel 0
  • adjective whole-wheat ground from entire kernels of wheat 0
  • adjective whole-wheat made with whole-wheat flour 0

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Origin of whole-wheat

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Whole-wheat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

whole-wheat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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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