crownwork

crown·work

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kroun-wurk]
- /ˈkraʊnˌwɜrk/
- /krˈaʊnwɜːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kroun-wurk]
- /ˈkraʊnˌwɜrk/

Definitions of crownwork word

noun crownwork the manufacture of artificial crowns for teeth 3
noun crownwork such an artificial crown or crowns 3
noun crownwork a covering or protective outwork 3
noun crownwork an outwork containing a central bastion with a curtain and demibastions, usually designed to cover some advantageous position. 1
noun crownwork A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress. 1

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Origin of crownwork

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80; crown + work

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Crownwork

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crownwork

crownwork popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% 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.

crownwork usage trend in Literature

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