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- [lawn-dree, lahn-]
- /ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn-/
- /ˈlɔːn.dri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lawn-dree, lahn-]
- /ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn-/
Definitions of laundry word
- noun plural laundry articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed. 1
- noun plural laundry a business establishment where clothes, linens, etc., are laundered. 1
- noun plural laundry a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash. 1
- noun laundry Clothes and linens that need to be washed or that have been newly washed. 1
- noun laundry items to be washed 1
- noun laundry chore: the wash, washing 1
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Origin of laundry
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English lavandrie < Middle French lavanderie. See launder, -y3
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Parts of speech for Laundry
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laundry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
laundry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for laundry
noun laundry
- washing — the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
- wash — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- ironing — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
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See also
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