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house sparrow

house spar·row
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun, adjective hous spar-oh]
    • /noun, adjective haʊs ˈspær oʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun, adjective hous spar-oh]
    • /noun, adjective haʊs ˈspær oʊ/

Definitions of house sparrow words

  • noun house sparrow a small, hardy, buffy-brown and gray bird, Passer domesticus, of Europe, introduced into America, Australia, etc. 1
  • noun house sparrow a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts 0
  • noun house sparrow English sparrow 0
  • noun house sparrow A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments. 0
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Origin of house sparrow

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75

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Parts of speech for House sparrow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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house sparrow 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 61% 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.

house sparrow usage trend in Literature

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