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ebonics

E·bon·ics
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-bon-iks]
    • /ɪˈbɒn ɪks/
    • /ɪˈbɒ.nɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-bon-iks]
    • /ɪˈbɒn ɪks/

Definitions of ebonics word

  • noun ebonics Black English. 1
  • noun ebonics Alternative capitalization of Ebonics. 1

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Origin of ebonics

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75, Americanism; blend of of ebony and phonics

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Parts of speech for Ebonics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ebonics popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ebonics usage trend in Literature

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