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come-all-ye

come-all-ye
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhm awl yee]
    • /kʌm ɔl yi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhm awl yee]
    • /kʌm ɔl yi/

Definitions of come-all-ye word

  • noun come-all-ye a street ballad or folk song 3
  • noun come-all-ye a street ballad, especially in England. 1
  • noun come-all-ye (Ireland, sometimes pejorative) A come-all-you; a popular Irish ballad. 0

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Origin of come-all-ye

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; after the invitation that often forms the opening line of such ballads

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Parts of speech for Come-all-ye

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

come-all-ye 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 about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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