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kailyard

kail·yard
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [keyl-yahrd]
    • /ˈkeɪlˌyɑrd/
    • /ˈkeɪ.ljɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keyl-yahrd]
    • /ˈkeɪlˌyɑrd/

Definitions of kailyard word

  • noun kailyard a kitchen garden. 1
  • noun kailyard (Scotland) A kitchen garden. 0

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Origin of kailyard

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25; kale + yard2

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Parts of speech for Kailyard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kailyard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

kailyard usage trend in Literature

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