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footrace

foot·race
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foo t-reys]
    • /ˈfʊtˌreɪs/
    • /ˈfʊ.ˌtres/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foo t-reys]
    • /ˈfʊtˌreɪs/

Definitions of footrace word

  • noun footrace a race run by contestants on foot. 1
  • noun footrace A race run on foot. 1
  • noun footrace a race by foot 0
  • noun footrace a race between runners on foot 0

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Origin of footrace

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; foot + race1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Footrace

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

footrace popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% 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.

footrace usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for footrace

noun footrace

  • steeplechase — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.

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