Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [daws, dos ey daws, dos]
- /dɔs, dɒs eɪ dɔs, dɒs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [daws, dos ey daws, dos]
- /dɔs, dɒs eɪ dɔs, dɒs/
Definitions of dos-a-dos word
- abbreviation DOS-A-DOS do-si-do. 1
- adverb dos-a-dos Archaic. back to back. 1
- noun dos-a-dos a seat on which the users sit back to back 0
- adverb dos-a-dos back to back 0
- abbreviation DOS-A-DOS do-si-do 0
- noun dos-a-dos a move in square dancing in which two dancers face each other, then step forward and left until they have right shoulders adjacent, then move to a position where they are back to back, then move to have left shoulders adjacent, then return to facing each other. 0
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Origin of dos-a-dos
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < French: back to back
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dos-a-dos
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dos-a-dos popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% 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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