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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Idioms for count
count coup. coup1 (def. 4).
Origin of count
11275–1325; (v.) Middle English counten<Anglo-French c(o)unter,Old French conter<Latin computāre to compute; (noun) Middle English counte<Anglo-French c(o)unte,Old French conte<Late Latin computus calculation, reckoning, noun derivative of computāre
OTHER WORDS FROM count
half-counted, adjectiveWords nearby count
Definition for count (2 of 2)
count2
[ kount ]
/ kaʊnt /
noun
(in some European countries) a nobleman equivalent in rank to an English earl.
Origin of count
21375–1425; late Middle English counte<Anglo-French c(o)unte,Old French conte, comte<Late Latin comitem, accusative of comes honorary title of various imperial functionaries, Latin: retainer, staff member, literally, companion; see comes
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British Dictionary definitions for count (1 of 2)
count1
/ (kaʊnt) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for count
C14: from Anglo-French counter, from Old French conter, from Latin computāre to calculate, compute
British Dictionary definitions for count (2 of 2)
count2
/ (kaʊnt) /
noun
a nobleman in any of various European countries having a rank corresponding to that of a British earl
any of various officials in the late Roman Empire and under various Germanic kings in the early Middle Ages
a man who has received an honour (papal knighthood) from the Pope in recognition of good deeds, achievements, etc
Derived forms of count
countship, nounWord Origin for count
C16: from Old French conte, from Late Latin comes occupant of a state office, from Latin: overseer, associate, literally: one who goes with, from com- with + īre to go
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Medical definitions for count
count
[ kount ]
v.
To name or list the units of a group or collection one by one in order to determine a total.
n.
The act of counting or calculating.
The totality of specific items in a particular sample.
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Idioms and Phrases with count
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