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Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Origin of stave
First recorded in 1125â75; (noun) Middle English, back formation from staves; (verb) derivative of the noun
synonym study for stave
4. See verse.
OTHER WORDS FROM stave
un·staved, adjectiveWords nearby stave
staurolite, stauropegion, stauroplegia, stauroscope, Stavanger, stave, stave off, staves, stavesacre, Stavropol, stavudine
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How to use stave in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for stave
stave
/ (steÉȘv) /
noun
verb staves, staving, staved or stove
Word Origin for stave
C14: back formation from staves, plural of staff 1
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