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ladies-of-the-night

la·dies-of-the-night
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-dee uhv, ov stressed th ee nahyt]
    • /ˈleɪ di ʌv, ɒv stressed ði naɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-dee uhv, ov stressed th ee nahyt]
    • /ˈleɪ di ʌv, ɒv stressed ði naɪt/

Definitions of ladies-of-the-night word

  • noun ladies-of-the-night plural of lady-of-the-night. 1
  • noun plural ladies-of-the-night a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers. 1
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Origin of ladies-of-the-night

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Ladies-of-the-night

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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ladies-of-the-night popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Related words

  • lady-of-the-night

    a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.
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