Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hand bound]
- /hænd baʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hand bound]
- /hænd baʊnd/
Definition of hand-bound word
- adjective hand-bound (of books) bound by hand. 1
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Origin of hand-bound
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; hand + bound2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hand-bound
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hand-bound popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% 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.
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