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- [thawrp]
- /θɔrp/
- /ˈθɔːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thawrp]
- /θɔrp/
Definitions of thorpe word
- noun thorpe a hamlet; village. 1
- noun thorpe Ian. born 1982, Australian swimmer; won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympic Games, six gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games. 0
- noun thorpe James Francis. 1888–1953, American football player and athlete: Olympic pentathlon and decathlon champion (1912) 0
- noun thorpe Jeremy. (1929–2014), British politician; leader of the Liberal party (1967–76) 0
- noun thorpe Jim(born James Francis Thorpe) 1888-1953; U.S. athlete 0
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Origin of thorpe
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Dorf, Old Norse thorp village, Gothic thaurp field
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Parts of speech for Thorpe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thorpe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".
thorpe usage trend in Literature
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