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- [kon-kwest, kong-]
- /ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-/
- /ˌriːˈkɒŋkwɛst /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-kwest, kong-]
- /ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-/
Definitions of reconquest word
- noun reconquest the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment. 1
- noun reconquest the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.: the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra. 1
- noun reconquest a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won: He's another one of her conquests. 1
- noun reconquest anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils. 1
- noun reconquest the Conquest, Norman Conquest. 1
- noun reconquest the act of conquering a country or territory again after having lost it 0
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Origin of reconquest
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English conqueste < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *conquēsta (for Latin conquīsīta, feminine past participle of conquīrere). See con-, quest
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Parts of speech for Reconquest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reconquest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 61% 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.
reconquest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with reconquest
- the reconquest of spain spanned how many years?
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