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See also: twitter

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

    From twitter (to utter a succession of chirps).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Twitter

    1. (trademark) An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.
      Synonyms: bird app, birdsite
      • 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 July 2023:
        There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.

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    Noun

    Twitter (plural Twitters)

    1. (Internet, informal) A user account on Twitter.
      I've lost the password to my Twitter.
    2. (Internet, informal) A feed on Twitter.
    3. (Internet, informal, usually in compounds) A community on Twitter.
      Synonym: -twt (suffix)
      • 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 July 2023:
        There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.

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    Verb

    Twitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)

    1. (ambitransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
      Synonym: tweet
      • 2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood, retrieved 2 March 2009:
        Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
      • 2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal, retrieved 2 March 2009:
        Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney

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    German

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Twitter n (proper noun, strong, genitive Twitter)

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter

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    Polish

    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtwi.tɛr/
    • Rhymes: -itɛr
    • Syllabification: Twi‧tter

    Proper noun

    Twitter m inan

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter

    Declension

    verb

    Further reading

    • Twitter in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Welsh

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Twitter.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Twitter m

    1. (Internet, trademark) Twitter
      Synonym: Trydar

    Mutation

    More information radical, soft ...

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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