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northern spy

north·ern spy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawr-th ern spahy]
    • /ˈnɔr ðərn spaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawr-th ern spahy]
    • /ˈnɔr ðərn spaɪ/

Definitions of northern spy words

  • noun northern spy an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter. 1
  • noun northern spy a yellowish-red winter apple 0

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Origin of northern spy

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Northern spy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

northern spy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% 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.

northern spy usage trend in Literature

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