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- [kan-uh-ree]
- /ˈkæn ə ri/
- /ˈkæn.ər.i/
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- [kan-uh-ree]
- /ˈkæn ə ri/
Definitions of cannery word
- countable noun cannery A cannery is a factory where food is canned. 3
- noun cannery a place where foods are canned 3
- noun cannery a factory where foods are canned 3
- noun plural cannery a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned. 1
- noun cannery A factory where food is canned. 1
- noun cannery factory where food is tinned 1
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Origin of cannery
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; can2 + -ery
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Parts of speech for Cannery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cannery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".
cannery usage trend in Literature
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