recaption

re·cap·tion

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-kap-shuh n]
- /riˈkæp ʃən/
- /ˈriːˈk.æp.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-kap-shuh n]
- /riˈkæp ʃən/

Definitions of recaption word

noun recaption the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another. 1
noun recaption the process of taking back one's own wife, child, property, etc, without causing a breach of the peace 0

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Origin of recaption

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; re- + caption

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Parts of speech for Recaption

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Recaption

recaption popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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.

recaption usage trend in Literature

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