death house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [deth noun, adjective hous]
- /dɛθ noun, adjective haʊs/
- /deθ haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth noun, adjective hous]
- /dɛθ noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of death house words

noun death house the section of a prison containing an execution chamber and the cells in which persons condemned to die are housed in the days just before their execution 3
noun death house a building or part of a prison in which persons condemned to death await execution. 1
noun death house Syn. death row. 0
noun death house A holding area in a prison for condemned prisoners in the time immediately prior to execution. 0

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Origin of death house

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Death house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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death house 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 55% 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 house usage trend in Literature

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