homeplace

home·place

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohm-pleys]
- /ˈhoʊmˌpleɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohm-pleys]
- /ˈhoʊmˌpleɪs/

Definitions of homeplace word

noun homeplace a person's birthplace or family home. 1
noun homeplace the place or piece of land containing one's home 0
noun homeplace a family home; homestead 0
noun homeplace (US) The part of a piece of land on which a home is built. 0

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Origin of homeplace

First appearance:

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1730-40; home + place

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Parts of speech for Homeplace

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Homeplace

homeplace popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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