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compound time

com·pound time
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound tahym]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound tahym]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd taɪm/

Definitions of compound time words

  • noun compound time compound meter 3
  • noun compound time metrical time beaten so that three beats are counted as one; time in which each beat is divisible by three. 1
See all 2 definitions of compound time

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Origin of compound time

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Compound time

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compound time

compound time popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

compound time usage trend in Literature

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