down-the-line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doun stressed th ee lahyn]
- /daʊn stressed ði laɪn/
- /daʊn ðə laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doun stressed th ee lahyn]
- /daʊn stressed ði laɪn/

Definitions of down-the-line word

adjective down-the-line complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement. 1
adverb down-the-line fully; completely; whole-heartedly: Will you support it down-the-line? 1

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Origin of down-the-line

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Down-the-line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Down-the-line

down-the-line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% 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.