feast-or-famine

feast-or-fam·ine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [feest awr fam-in]
- /fist ɔr ˈfæm ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [feest awr fam-in]
- /fist ɔr ˈfæm ɪn/

Definition of feast-or-famine word

adjective feast-or-famine characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life. 1

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Parts of speech for Feast-or-famine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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feast-or-famine popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 63% 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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