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- [noo, nyoo found]
- /nu, nyu faʊnd/
- /njuː faʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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".
See also
Matching words
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