black frost

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak frawst, frost]
- /blæk frɔst, frɒst/
- /blæk frɒst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak frawst, frost]
- /blæk frɔst, frɒst/

Definitions of black frost words

noun black frost a frost without snow or rime that is severe enough to blacken vegetation 3
noun black frost a severe freezing that blackens growing plants without a visible frost 3
noun black frost intense cold without hoarfrost, causing vegetation to turn black. Compare frost (def 2). 1
noun black frost Cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and turn it black, without the formation of hoarfrost. 0

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Origin of black frost

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Black frost

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black frost popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% 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.

black frost usage trend in Literature

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