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- [yeld]
- /yɛld/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yeld]
- /yɛld/
Definitions of yeld word
- adjective yeld barren; sterile. 1
- adjective yeld (of a cow) not giving milk, from being in calf or from age. 1
- adjective yeld (of an animal) barren or too young to bear young 0
- adjective yeld (of a cow) not yielding milk 0
- adjective yeld barren 0
- adjective yeld not giving milk 0
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Origin of yeld
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English; Old English gelde barren; cognate with German Gelt; akin to geld1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Yeld
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yeld popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% 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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