felt-tip pen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [felt-tip]
- /ˈfɛltˌtɪp/
- /fɛlt tɪp pɛn /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [felt-tip]
- /ˈfɛltˌtɪp/

Definitions of felt-tip pen words

noun felt-tip pen a pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib. 1
noun felt-tip pen a pen having a writing point made from pressed fibres 0

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Origin of felt-tip pen

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Felt-tip pen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Felt-tip pen

felt-tip pen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.