dark lantern

dark lan·tern

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dahrk lan-tern]
- /dɑrk ˈlæn tərn/
- /dɑːk ˈlæn.tən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahrk lan-tern]
- /dɑrk ˈlæn tərn/

Definitions of dark lantern words

noun dark lantern a lantern having a sliding shutter or panel to dim or hide the light 3
noun dark lantern a lantern with a shutter that can hide the light 3
noun dark lantern a lantern having an opening with a shutter that can be slid across the opening to obscure the light. 1
noun dark lantern A lantern with a panel that slides to block the light. 0

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Origin of dark lantern

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50

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Parts of speech for Dark lantern

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dark lantern

dark lantern popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

dark lantern usage trend in Literature

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