tweet English · revision 7188

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=onomatopoeia|attested=1845}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈtwiːt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is imitative of the chirp of a small bird.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ An imitation of a small bird's note: 1845.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The verb, to chirp, is by 1851.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) Hoad dates noun and verb to the 19th century.^(Hoad 1986) As a word for a short message posted on the Twitter service, and the verb to post one, it is from 2007.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1845 – a bird's chirp.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1851 – to chirp (verb).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 2007 – a post on Twitter.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The chirp of a small [[bird]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A short message posted on the social media service Twitter.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To make a chirping sound.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To post a message on Twitter.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[tweeter]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[twitter]]

+ * [[chirp]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}