coalsack

Coal·sack

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohl-sak]
- /ˈkoʊlˌsæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohl-sak]
- /ˈkoʊlˌsæk/

Definitions of coalsack word

noun coalsack a sack in which coal is carried 3
noun coalsack a prominent dark nebula in the Milky Way near the constellation Crux 3
noun coalsack a dark nebula in the southern constellation Crux, whose dust particles obscure light from Milky Way stars behind it. 1
noun coalsack A sack for carrying coal. 0
noun coalsack (astronomy) Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars. 0

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Origin of coalsack

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35; coal + sack1

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Parts of speech for Coalsack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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coalsack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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.

coalsack usage trend in Literature

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