There are 43 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word raw , 12 of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. View the pronunciation model here. Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U. English Simple Text Respell. It is similar in frequency to words like barrier , dear , guest , justify , and kitchen.
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Skip to main content. Dictionary Historical Thesaurus. What does the word raw mean? About 30 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word raw pronounced? See pronunciation. Earliest known use Old English. The earliest known use of the word raw is in the Old English period pre It is also recorded as a verb from the Old English period pre See etymology. Old Englishβ Rawang, n. Summary A word inherited from Germanic. Compare crude adj. OE at sense B.
Campbell Old Eng. In to dye in the raw see sense B. Show less. Quotations Hide all quotations Contents Adjective. The bare fists. Old Englishβ.
