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little dipper

lit·tle dip·per
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lit-l dip-er]
    • /ˈlɪt l ˈdɪp ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lit-l dip-er]
    • /ˈlɪt l ˈdɪp ər/

Definitions of little dipper words

  • noun little dipper the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Minor resembling a dipper in outline. 1
  • noun little dipper a dipper-shaped group of stars in the constellation Ursa Minor 0
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Origin of little dipper

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Little dipper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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little dipper popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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