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- [flint]
- /flɪnt/
- /flɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flint]
- /flɪnt/
Definitions of flint word
- noun flint Austin, 1812–86, U.S. physician: founder of Bellevue and Buffalo medical colleges. 1
- noun flint his son, Austin, 1836–1915, U.S. physiologist and physician. 1
- noun flint a city in SE Michigan. 1
- abbreviation FLINT Flintshire. 1
- verb with object flint to furnish with flint. 1
- noun flint A hard gray rock consisting of nearly pure chert, occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk. 1
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Origin of flint
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Middle Dutch vlint, Danish flint; cf. plinth
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Parts of speech for Flint
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flint popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".
flint usage trend in Literature
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