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- [hand set-ing]
- /hænd ˈsɛt ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hand set-ing]
- /hænd ˈsɛt ɪŋ/
Definitions of hand setting words
- noun hand setting Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle. 1
- verb with object hand setting to set (type) by hand. 1
- adjective hand setting (of type) set by hand. 1
- adjective hand setting (of a publication) printed directly from type set by hand. 1
- noun hand setting text matter composed in metal type by hand, rather than by machine 0
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Origin of hand setting
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; hand + set
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hand setting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hand setting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hand setting usage trend in Literature
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