balkan frame

Bal·kan frame

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl-kuh n freym]
- /ˈbɔl kən freɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl-kuh n freym]
- /ˈbɔl kən freɪm/

Definition of balkan frame words

noun balkan frame an overhead frame, fastened to a bed, from which a splinted, fractured leg or arm is suspended and held in traction. 1

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Origin of balkan frame

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; so called because first used in the Balkan Mountains

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Parts of speech for Balkan frame

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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balkan frame popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.