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- [doun bou]
- /daʊn baʊ/
- /daʊn baʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doun bou]
- /daʊn baʊ/
Definitions of down-bow word
- noun down-bow (in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke bringing the tip of the bow toward the strings, indicated in scores by the symbol (opposed to up-bow). 1
- noun down-bow a downward stroke of the bow from its nut to its tip across a stringed instrument 0
- noun down-bow a stroke on a violin, cello, etc. in which the bow is drawn across the strings from the frog to the tip 0
- noun down-bow a sign (57377) indicating this 0
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Origin of down-bow
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; down1 + bow2
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Parts of speech for Down-bow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
down-bow popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% 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.
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