marching orders

march or·der

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahrch awr-der]
- /mɑrtʃ ˈɔr dər/
- /mɑːtʃ ˈɔː.dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahrch awr-der]
- /mɑrtʃ ˈɔr dər/

Definitions of marching orders words

noun plural marching orders military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc 0
noun plural marching orders notice of dismissal, esp from employment 0
noun plural marching orders the instruction to proceed with a task 0
noun marching orders orders to march, go, or leave 0
noun marching orders notice of dismissal 0

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Origin of marching orders

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Marching orders

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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marching orders 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.

Synonyms for marching orders

noun marching orders

bounce — When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
chuck — When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
gate — Archaic. a path; way.
sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
walking papers — notice of dismissal

All 7 Synonyms of marching orders

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