unrenounced

re·nounce

U u

Transcription

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

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

Definitions of unrenounced word

verb with object unrenounced to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures. 1
verb with object unrenounced to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. 1
verb with object unrenounced to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son. 1
verb without object unrenounced 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 unrenounced Cards. an act or instance of renouncing. 1

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Origin of unrenounced

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 Unrenounced

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unrenounced

unrenounced 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".

unrenounced usage trend in Literature

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