black lead

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak leed]
- /blæk lid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak leed]
- /blæk lid/

Definitions of black lead words

verb black lead to colour or rub with black lead 3
noun black lead graphite, as used in lead pencils, etc. 3
noun black lead graphite; plumbago. 1
noun black lead Synonym of graphite (one of the allotropes of carbon). 0

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Origin of black lead

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85

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Parts of speech for Black lead

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Black lead

black lead popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 64% 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 lead usage trend in Literature

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