family style

fam·i·ly style

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fam-uh-lee, fam-lee stahyl]
- /ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li staɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fam-uh-lee, fam-lee stahyl]
- /ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li staɪl/

Definitions of family style words

noun family style a way of serving food, as in boardinghouses and some restaurants, in which the people at the table help themselves from large dishes passed around from hand to hand 0
noun family style (served) in this way 0

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Origin of family style

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Family style

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Family style

family style popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 70% 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.

family style usage trend in Literature

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