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new-found

new-found
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noo, nyoo found]
    • /nu, nyu faʊnd/
    • /njuː faʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo, nyoo found]
    • /nu, nyu faʊnd/

Definitions of new-found word

  • adjective new-found newly found or discovered: newfound friends. 1
  • adjective new-found A new-found quality or ability is one that you have got recently. 0
  • adjective new-found newly or recently discovered 0

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Origin of new-found

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; new + found1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for New-found

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

new-found popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".

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