death row

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [deth roh]
- /dɛθ roʊ/
- /deθ raʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth roh]
- /dɛθ roʊ/

Definitions of death row words

uncountable noun death row If someone is on death row, they are in the part of a prison which contains the cells for criminals who have been sentenced to death. 3
noun death row the part of a prison where those sentenced to death are confined 3
noun death row the section of a prison housing persons condemned to death 3
noun death row a row of prison cells for prisoners awaiting execution. 1
noun death row cellblock for prisoners sentenced to death 1
noun death row the section of a prison which houses those inmates who are sentenced to death. 0

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Origin of death row

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Death row

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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death row popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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 row usage trend in Literature

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