as-told-to

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [az tohld too]
- /æz toʊld tu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [az tohld too]
- /æz toʊld tu/

Definitions of as-told-to word

adjective as-told-to (of a biographical account) written by a professional author using information from personal conversations with the subject. 1
noun as-told-to an as-told-to biography. 1

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Origin of as-told-to

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for As-told-to

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of As-told-to

as-told-to 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 64% 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.