Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dev-uh lz-waw-king-stik]
- /ˈdɛv əlzˈwɔ kɪŋˌstɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dev-uh lz-waw-king-stik]
- /ˈdɛv əlzˈwɔ kɪŋˌstɪk/
Definition of devil's-walking-stick word
- noun devil's-walking-stick Hercules-club (def 2). 1
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Origin of devil's-walking-stick
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30
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Parts of speech for Devil's-walking-stick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
devil's-walking-stick popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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