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dead sea fruit

dead sea fruit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ded see froot]
    • /dɛd si frut/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ded see froot]
    • /dɛd si frut/

Definition of dead sea fruit words

  • noun dead sea fruit something that appears to be beautiful or full of promise but is in reality nothing but illusion and disappointment. 1

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Origin of dead sea fruit

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Dead sea fruit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dead sea fruit popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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.

dead sea fruit usage trend in Literature

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