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atstunt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-stunt
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring to an end; put a stop to.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To stop; stay; remain.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English atstunten, etstunten, ætstunten, from Old English ætstyntan (“to blunt, dull, weaken”), equivalent to at- + stunt. See astint.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

atstunts (present, singular) atstunting (participle, present) atstunted (participle, past) atstunted (past)

Questions

What does atstunt mean?
To bring to an end; put a stop to.
Where does atstunt come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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