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Twitter
See also: twitter
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: twĭt'ər, IPA(key): /ˈtwɪ.tə(ɹ)/
- (General American) enPR: twĭt'ər, IPA(key): /ˈtwɪ.tɚ/, /ˈtwɪ.t̬ɚ/, [ˈtʰwɪ.ɾɚ]
- Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)
Proper noun[edit]
- An online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140).
Translations[edit]
online social networking service
Noun[edit]
Twitter (plural Twitters)
- (Internet, informal) A user account belonging to the above service.
- I've lost the password to my Twitter.
Translations[edit]
user account
Verb[edit]
Twitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)
- (transitive, intransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
- 2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal[1], retrieved 2 March 2009:
- Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney
- 2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood[2], retrieved 2 March 2009:
- Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
tweet — see tweet
See also[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Twitter.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Twitter n (genitive Twitter, no plural)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Twitter (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Twitter in Duden online
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