clerical collar
cler·i·cal col·lar
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kler-i-kuh l kol-er]
- /ˈklɛr ɪ kəl ˈkɒl ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kler-i-kuh l kol-er]
- /ˈklɛr ɪ kəl ˈkɒl ər/
Definitions of clerical collar words
- noun clerical collar a stiff white collar with no opening at the front that buttons at the back of the neck; the distinctive mark of the clergy in certain Churches 3
- noun clerical collar a stiff, white collar buttoned at the back, worn by certain members of the clergy 3
- noun clerical collar a stiff, narrow, bandlike white collar fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain clerics. 1
- noun clerical collar A stiff white collar, having no opening at the front, fastened at the back, worn by members of the Christian clergy. 0
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Origin of clerical collar
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for Clerical collar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clerical collar popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% 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.
clerical collar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clerical collar
noun clerical collar
- roman collar — clerical collar.
- dog collar — a collar used to restrain or identify a dog.
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