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- [kol-pawr-tij, -pohr-; French kawl-pawr-tazh]
- /ˈkɒlˌpɔr tɪdʒ, -ˌpoʊr-; French kɔl pɔrˈtaʒ/
- /kˈɒlpɔːtɪdʒ/
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- [kol-pawr-tij, -pohr-; French kawl-pawr-tazh]
- /ˈkɒlˌpɔr tɪdʒ, -ˌpoʊr-; French kɔl pɔrˈtaʒ/
Definitions of colportage word
- noun colportage the work of a colporteur. 1
- noun colportage The distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature. 1
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Origin of colportage
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < French, equivalent to colport(er) to hawk (literally, carry on the neck; see col, port5) + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Colportage
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colportage popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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.
colportage usage trend in Literature
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