fishtank

fish·tank

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fish-tank]
- /ˈfɪʃˌtænk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fish-tank]
- /ˈfɪʃˌtænk/

Definition of fishtank word

noun fishtank a glass-sided tank for keeping, displaying, or observing live fish or other aquatic animals. 1

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Origin of fishtank

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

probably earlier than 1935-40; fish + tank

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Parts of speech for Fishtank

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fishtank

fishtank popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

fishtank usage trend in Literature

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