judges
noun
Form of judge , plural of judge.
Simple meaning
A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʒʌdʒɪz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
biblical
A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
biblical
The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
Used this way, judges is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in historical writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Historical writing
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More ways to use judges
- “The judges deliberated for a long time before making a decision.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Determine the result of (a competition).
Word family
Words built from the same root.
An opinion formed by judging something.
The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A gown worn by academics or judges.
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