half-staff

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf staf, stahf]
- /hæf, hɑf stæf, stɑf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf staf, stahf]
- /hæf, hɑf stæf, stɑf/

Definitions of half-staff word

abbreviation HALF-STAFF half-mast. 1
abbreviation HALF-STAFF half-mast 0
noun half-staff (US, Canada) Half-mast. 0

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Origin of half-staff

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Half-staff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Half-staff

half-staff 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 60% 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.