beaconage

bea·con·age

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bee-kuh-nij]
- /ˈbi kə nɪdʒ/
- /ˈbiːk.ə.nɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bee-kuh-nij]
- /ˈbi kə nɪdʒ/

Definitions of beaconage word

noun beaconage a number or system of beacons. 1
noun beaconage a tax or fee for maintaining beacons. 1
noun beaconage Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon. 0
noun beaconage (Uncountable Noun) Beacons collectively. 0

See all 4 definitions of beaconage

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Origin of beaconage

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; beacon + -age

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Parts of speech for Beaconage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beaconage

beaconage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% 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.

beaconage usage trend in Literature

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