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hip-length

hip-length
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hip lengkth, length, lenth]
    • /hɪp lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ/
    • /hɪp leŋθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hip lengkth, length, lenth]
    • /hɪp lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ/

Definition of hip-length word

  • adjective hip-length reaching to or covering the hips, as clothing: a hiplength sweater. 1
Just one definition for hip-length

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Origin of hip-length

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; hip1 + length

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hip-length

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hip-length

hip-length 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 50% 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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