Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [strad-l]
- /ˈstræd l/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [strad-l]
- /ˈstræd l/
Definitions of unstraddled word
- verb without object unstraddled to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride. 1
- verb without object unstraddled to stand wide apart, as the legs. 1
- verb without object unstraddled to favor or appear to favor both sides of an issue, political division, or the like, at once; maintain an equivocal position. 1
- verb with object unstraddled to walk, stand, or sit with one leg on each side of; stand or sit astride of: to straddle a horse. 1
- verb with object unstraddled to spread (the legs) wide apart. 1
- verb with object unstraddled to favor or appear to favor both sides of (an issue, political division, etc.). 1
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Origin of unstraddled
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; apparently frequentative (with -le) of variant stem of stride
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Parts of speech for Unstraddled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unstraddled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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