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- [wid-oh]
- /ˈwɪd oʊ/
- /ˈwɪd.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wid-oh]
- /ˈwɪd oʊ/
Definitions of widow word
- noun widow a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried. 1
- noun widow Cards. an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. 1
- noun widow Printing. a short last line of a paragraph, especially one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word. the last line of a paragraph when it is carried over to the top of the following page away from the rest of the paragraph. Compare orphan (def 4). 1
- noun widow a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport (used in combination). Compare golf widow. 1
- verb with object widow to make (someone) a widow: She was widowed by the war. 1
- verb with object widow to deprive of anything cherished or needed: A surprise attack widowed the army of its supplies. 1
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Origin of widow
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English wid(e)we, Old English widuwe, wydewe; cognate with German Witwe, Gothic widuwo, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus bereaved), Sanskrit vidhavā widow; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Widow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
widow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
widow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for widow
noun widow
- dowager — a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.): a queen dowager; an empress dowager.
- relict — Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
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