sleave

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sleev]
- /sliv/
- /slˈiːv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleev]
- /sliv/

Definitions of sleave word

verb with object sleave to divide or separate into filaments, as silk. 1
noun sleave anything matted or raveled. 1
noun sleave a filament of silk obtained by separating a thicker thread. 1
noun sleave a silk in the form of such filaments. 1
noun sleave a tangled thread 0
noun sleave a thin filament unravelled from a thicker thread 0

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Origin of sleave

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

1585-95; Old English -slǣfan (only in the compound tōslǣfan), akin to slīfan to split; see sliver

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Parts of speech for Sleave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sleave

sleave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% 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.

sleave usage trend in Literature

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