cellhouse

cell·house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sel-hous]
- /ˈsɛlˌhaʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sel-hous]
- /ˈsɛlˌhaʊs/

Definition of cellhouse word

noun cellhouse a prison building containing separate cells, each usually intended for one or two prisoners. 1

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Origin of cellhouse

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; cell1 + house

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Parts of speech for Cellhouse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cellhouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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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