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theta

the·ta
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [they-tuh, thee-]
    • /ˈθeɪ tə, ˈθi-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [they-tuh, thee-]
    • /ˈθeɪ tə, ˈθi-/

Definitions of theta word

  • noun theta the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ). 1
  • noun theta the consonant sound represented by this letter. 1
  • noun theta Greek letter 1
  • noun theta the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ), a consonant, transliterated as th 0
  • noun theta the lower-case form of this letter used in phonetic transcription to represent the voiceless dental fricative th as in thick, both 0
  • noun theta the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, ϑ, θ) 0

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Origin of theta

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Greek thêta < Semitic See teth

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Theta

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

theta popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".

theta usage trend in Literature

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