Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [awf, of stressed th ee feys]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði feɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [awf, of stressed th ee feys]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði feɪs/
Definitions of off-the-face word
- adjective off-the-face (of a woman's hat) made without a brim. 1
- adjective off-the-face (of a woman's hairdo) not covering, framing, or shading the face. 1
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Origin of off-the-face
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Off-the-face
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
off-the-face popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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