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- [loos leef]
- /lus lif/
- /luːs liːf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loos leef]
- /lus lif/
Definitions of loose-leaf word
- adjective loose-leaf (of a book, notebook, etc.) consisting of individual leaves held in a binder (loose-leaf binder) as by rings that open and close, in such a way as to allow their removal, return, or replacement without tearing. 1
- adjective loose-leaf of or for use with a loose-leaf binder: loose-leaf paper. 1
- noun loose-leaf binder: with removable pages 1
- noun loose-leaf tea: in the form of leaves 1
- adjective loose-leaf (of a binder, album, etc) capable of being opened to allow removal and addition of pages 0
- noun loose-leaf a serial publication published in loose leaves and kept in such a binder 0
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Origin of loose-leaf
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Loose-leaf
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loose-leaf 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.
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