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old-man-the-sea

old-man-the-sea
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld man stressed th ee see]
    • /oʊld mæn stressed ði si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld man stressed th ee see]
    • /oʊld mæn stressed ði si/

Definitions of old-man-the-sea word

  • noun old-man-the-sea (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights. 1
  • noun old-man-the-sea a burden, annoyance, care, or the like, from which it is extremely difficult to free oneself. 1
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Parts of speech for Old-man-the-sea

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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old-man-the-sea popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% 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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