stound

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stound, stoond]
- /staʊnd, stund/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stound, stoond]
- /staʊnd, stund/

Definitions of stound word

noun stound Archaic. a short time; short while. 1
noun stound a short while; instant 0
noun stound a pang or pain 0
noun stound a short time 0
noun stound a pain or pang; shock 0
intransitive verb stound to ache or pain 0

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Origin of stound

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (noun) Middle English sto(u)nd, Old English stund space of time; cognate with German Stunde, Old Norse stund hour; (v.) Middle English stunden to stay, remain for a stound, derivative of the noun; akin to stand

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Parts of speech for Stound

noun

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stound popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% 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.

stound usage trend in Literature

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