back room
back room
B b Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bak room, roo m]
- /bæk rum, rʊm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bak room, roo m]
- /bæk rum, rʊm/
Definitions of back room words
- noun back room a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime 3
- noun back room (as modifier) 3
- noun back room a room located in the rear, especially one used only by certain people. 1
- noun back room a place where powerful or influential persons, especially politicians, meet to plan secretly or from which they exercise control in an indirect manner: The candidate for mayor was chosen in the precincts' back rooms. 1
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Origin of back room
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Back room
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
back room popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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.
back room usage trend in Literature
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