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- [blak-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈblækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /ˈblæk.bɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blak-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈblækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
Definitions of blackboard word
- countable noun blackboard A blackboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Blackboards are often used by teachers in the classroom. 3
- noun blackboard a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching 3
- noun blackboard a large, smooth, usually dark surface of slate or other material on which to write or draw with chalk; chalkboard 3
- noun blackboard a sheet of smooth, hard material, especially dark slate, used in schools, lecture rooms, etc., for writing or drawing on with chalk. 1
- noun blackboard school chalkboard 1
- noun blackboard A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard. 0
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Origin of blackboard
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; black + board
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Parts of speech for Blackboard
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blackboard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blackboard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blackboard
noun blackboard
- slate — a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- greenboard — a green chalkboard or blackboard.
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