Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lach]
- /lætʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lach]
- /lætʃ/
Definitions of relatch word
- noun relatch a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc. 1
- verb with object relatch to close or fasten with a latch. 1
- verb without object relatch to close tightly so that the latch is secured: The door won't latch. 1
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Origin of relatch
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; 1930-35 for def 5; Middle English lacchen, Old English lǣccan to take hold of, catch, seize; akin to Greek lázesthai to take
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Parts of speech for Relatch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
relatch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
relatch usage trend in Literature
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