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- [bing]
- /bɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bing]
- /bɪŋ/
Definitions of byng word
- noun byng George, Viscount Torrington. 1663–1733, British admiral: defeated fleet of James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, off Scotland (1708); defeated Spanish fleet off Messina (1717) 3
- noun byng his son John. 1704–57, English admiral: executed after failing to relieve Minorca 3
- noun byng Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. 1862–1935, British general in World War I; governor general of Canada (1921–26) 3
- noun byng Julian Hedworth George [hed-werth] /ˈhɛd wərθ/ (Show IPA), (Viscount Byng of Vimy) 1862–1935, English general: governor general of Canada 1921–26. 1
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Parts of speech for Byng
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
byng popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% 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.
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