death bell

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [deth bel]
- /dɛθ bɛl/
- /deθ bel/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth bel]
- /dɛθ bɛl/

Definitions of death bell words

noun death bell a bell tolled to announce a death 3
noun death bell the bell that announces a death. 1
noun death bell a bell rung to indicate a death. 0

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Origin of death bell

First appearance:

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1730-40

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Parts of speech for Death bell

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Death bell

death bell popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% 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.

death bell usage trend in Literature

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