looking-glass

look-glass

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [loo k glas, glahs]
- /lʊk glæs, glɑs/
- /lʊk ɡlɑːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loo k glas, glahs]
- /lʊk glæs, glɑs/

Definitions of looking-glass word

noun looking-glass a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing. 1
noun looking-glass the glass used in a mirror. 1
noun looking-glass anything used as a mirror, as highly polished metal or a reflecting surface. 1
noun looking-glass Alternative spelling of looking glass. 0

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Origin of looking-glass

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

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Parts of speech for Looking-glass

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Looking-glass

looking-glass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% 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.

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