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- [murk]
- /mɜrk/
- /mɜːk/
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- [murk]
- /mɜrk/
Definitions of mirk word
- noun mirk darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night. 1
- adjective mirk Archaic. dark; murky. 1
- noun mirk Archaic spelling of murk. 1
- abbreviation MIRK murk 0
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Origin of mirk
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mirke, myrke < Old Norse myrkr dark, darkness, replacing Old English myrce dark
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Parts of speech for Mirk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mirk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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.