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old kingdom

old king·dom
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld king-duh m]
    • /oʊld ˈkɪŋ dəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld king-duh m]
    • /oʊld ˈkɪŋ dəm/

Definitions of old kingdom words

  • noun old kingdom the period in the history of ancient Egypt, 2780–2280 b.c., comprising the 3rd to 6th dynasties, characterized by the predominance of Memphis. 1
  • noun old kingdom a period of Egyptian history: usually considered to extend from the third to the sixth dynasty (?2700–?2150 bc) 0

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Origin of old kingdom

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Old kingdom

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

old kingdom 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 74% 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.

old kingdom usage trend in Literature

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