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big-tent

big-tent
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [big tent]
    • /bɪg tɛnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [big tent]
    • /bɪg tɛnt/

Definitions of big-tent word

  • noun big-tent a political party's or coalition's policy or doctrine of allowing and encouraging a wide range of beliefs, opinions, and views among its members. 1
  • noun big-tent Alternative spelling of big tent. 0

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Origin of big-tent

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Big-tent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

big-tent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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