fleet street

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fleet street]
- /flit strit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fleet street]
- /flit strit/

Definitions of fleet street words

noun fleet street a street in central London, England: location of many newspaper offices; often used figuratively to mean the entire British newspaper world. 1
proper noun fleet street Fleet Street is used to refer to British national newspapers and to the journalists who work for them. 0
noun fleet street a street in central London in which many newspaper offices were formerly situated 0
noun fleet street British journalism or journalists collectively 0
noun fleet street old street in central London, where several newspaper & printing offices are located 0
noun fleet street the London press 0

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Origin of fleet street

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English Flete Strete, after a nearby stream; see fleet3

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Parts of speech for Fleet street

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fleet street 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 68% 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.

fleet street usage trend in Literature

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