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- [kount-doun]
- /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/
- /ˈkaʊnt.daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kount-doun]
- /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/
Definitions of countdown word
- singular noun countdown A countdown is the counting aloud of numbers in reverse order before something happens, especially before a spacecraft is launched. 3
- countable noun countdown The countdown to an event is the period of time leading up to the event. 3
- noun countdown the act of counting backwards to time a critical operation exactly, such as the launching of a rocket or the detonation of explosives 3
- verb countdown to count numbers backwards towards zero, esp in timing such a critical operation 3
- noun countdown the schedule of operations just before the firing of a rocket, the detonation of an explosive device, etc.; also, the counting off, in reverse order, of units of time in such a schedule 3
- noun countdown the backward counting in fixed time units from the initiation of a project, as a rocket launching, with the moment of firing designated as zero. 1
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Origin of countdown
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase count down
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Countdown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
countdown 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
countdown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for countdown
noun countdown
- blue book — A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics.
- commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
- comp — Comp is short for compensation.
- curtain raiser — a short play preceding a main play.
- curtain-raiser — A curtain-raiser is an event, especially a sporting event or a performance, that takes place before a more important one, or starts off a series of events.
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