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- [doun uhn-der]
- /daʊn ˈʌn dər/
- /daʊn ˈʌndə(r)/
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- [doun uhn-der]
- /daʊn ˈʌn dər/
Definitions of down under words
- noun down under Australia or New Zealand. 1
- adverb down under in, to, or into Australia or New Zealand. 1
- adverb down under in, to Australia, New Zealand 1
- phrase down under People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as down under. 0
- noun down under Australia or New Zealand 0
- adverb down under in or to Australia or New Zealand 0
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Origin of down under
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Down under
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
down under popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% 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.
down under usage trend in Literature
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