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- [fahyf]
- /faɪf/
- /faɪf/
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- [fahyf]
- /faɪf/
Definitions of fife word
- noun fife Also called Fifeshire [fahyf-sheer, -sher] /ˈfaɪf ʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in E Scotland. 1
- noun fife a region in E Scotland. 504 sq. mi. (1305 sq. km). 1
- noun fife A kind of small shrill flute used especially with the drum in military bands. 1
- noun fife military flute 1
- countable noun fife A fife is a musical instrument like a small flute. 0
- noun fife a small high-pitched flute similar to the piccolo and usually having no keys, used esp in military bands 0
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Origin of fife
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < German Pfeife pipe1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fife
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fife popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".
fife usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fife
verb fife
- blare — If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
- hiss — to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- whine — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
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