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noughts-and-crosses

noughts-and-cross·es
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawts-uh n-kraw-siz, -kros-iz]
    • /ˈnɔts ənˈkrɔ sɪz, -ˈkrɒs ɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawts-uh n-kraw-siz, -kros-iz]
    • /ˈnɔts ənˈkrɔ sɪz, -ˈkrɒs ɪz/

Definition of noughts-and-crosses word

  • noun noughts-and-crosses tick-tack-toe (def 1). 1
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Origin of noughts-and-crosses

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Noughts-and-crosses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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noughts-and-crosses popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% 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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