Transcription
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- [uh-round stressed th ee klok]
- /əˈraʊnd stressed ði klɒk/
- /əˈraʊnd ðə klɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-round stressed th ee klok]
- /əˈraʊnd stressed ði klɒk/
Definitions of around-the-clock word
- noun around-the-clock all day and all night 3
- adjective around-the-clock round-the-clock 3
- noun around-the-clock day and night without stopping 3
- adjective around-the-clock continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner. 1
- adjective around-the-clock All day and night; all of the time. 0
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Origin of around-the-clock
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Around-the-clock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
around-the-clock popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for around-the-clock
adj around-the-clock
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- perpetual — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- never-ending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- unending — a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
Antonyms for around-the-clock
adj around-the-clock
- transient — not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
- completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- discontinuous — not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent: a discontinuous chain of mountains; a discontinuous argument.
- halting — Archaic. lame; limping.
- intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
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