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black-letter day

black-letter day
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [blak-let-er]
    • /ˈblækˌlɛt ər/
    • /blæk ˈle.tə(r) deɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak-let-er]
    • /ˈblækˌlɛt ər/

Definition of black-letter day words

  • noun black-letter day an unlucky or tragic day. 1
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Origin of black-letter day

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60

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Parts of speech for Black-letter day

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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black-letter day popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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