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colonelcy

colo·nel·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kur-nl-see]
    • /ˈkɜr nl si/
    • /ˈkɜːnl.sɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kur-nl-see]
    • /ˈkɜr nl si/

Definitions of colonelcy word

  • noun colonelcy the rank, position, or status of a colonel. 1
  • noun colonelcy The rank or office of a colonel. 1

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Origin of colonelcy

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; colonel + -cy

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Parts of speech for Colonelcy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colonelcy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.

colonelcy usage trend in Literature

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