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self-renouncing

re·nounce
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-nouns]
    • /rɪˈnaʊns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-nouns]
    • /rɪˈnaʊns/

Definitions of self-renouncing word

  • verb with object self-renouncing to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures. 1
  • verb with object self-renouncing to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. 1
  • verb with object self-renouncing to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son. 1
  • verb without object self-renouncing Cards. to play a card of a different suit from that led. to abandon or give up a suit led. to fail to follow the suit led. 1
  • noun self-renouncing Cards. an act or instance of renouncing. 1
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Origin of self-renouncing

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English renouncen < Middle French renoncer < Latin renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim, equivalent to re- re- + nūntiāre to announce, derivative of nūntius messenger, news

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Parts of speech for Self-renouncing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-renouncing

self-renouncing 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".

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