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- [mil-foil]
- /ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl/
- /ˈmɪl.fɔɪl/
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- [mil-foil]
- /ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl/
Definitions of milfoil word
- noun milfoil yarrow (def 1). 1
- noun milfoil The common Eurasian yarrow. 1
- noun milfoil yarrow 0
- noun milfoil water milfoil 0
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Origin of milfoil
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin mīlifolium, equivalent to mīli-, combining form of mille thousand + folium leaf
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Parts of speech for Milfoil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
milfoil popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
milfoil usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with milfoil
- how to get rid of milfoil?
- what is milfoil?
See also
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