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- [nahyn-tee-dey]
- /ˈnaɪn tiˌdeɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nahyn-tee-dey]
- /ˈnaɪn tiˌdeɪ/
Definition of ninety-day wonder words
- noun ninety-day wonder an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short training period, especially after a three-months officers' training course during World War II. 1
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Origin of ninety-day wonder
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1915-20
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Parts of speech for Ninety-day wonder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ninety-day wonder popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% 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.
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