free-soil

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free soil]
- /fri sɔɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free soil]
- /fri sɔɪl/

Definitions of free-soil word

adjective free-soil pertaining to or opposing the extension of slavery in the Territories. 1
adjective free-soil pertaining to or characteristic of the Free Soil party. 1
noun free-soil a region, especially a U.S. territory, prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War. 1

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Origin of free-soil

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Free-soil

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Free-soil

free-soil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.