marrowbones

mar·row·bone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mar-oh-bohn]
- /ˈmær oʊˌboʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mar-oh-bohn]
- /ˈmær oʊˌboʊn/

Definitions of marrowbones word

noun marrowbones Plural form of marrowbone. 1
noun plural marrowbones the knees 0
noun marrowbones plural of marrowbone. 0

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Origin of marrowbones

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at marrow1, bone

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Parts of speech for Marrowbones

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Marrowbones

marrowbones popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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.

marrowbones usage trend in Literature

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