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grandmother clock

grand·moth·er clock
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gran-muhth-er, grand-, gram- klok]
    • /ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm- klɒk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gran-muhth-er, grand-, gram- klok]
    • /ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm- klɒk/

Definitions of grandmother clock words

  • noun grandmother clock a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter. 1
  • noun grandmother clock a longcase clock with a pendulum, about two thirds the size of a grandfather clock 0
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Origin of grandmother clock

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Grandmother clock

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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grandmother clock popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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