Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [on, awn ah-eer]
- /ɒn, ɔn ˈɑ ɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [on, awn ah-eer]
- /ɒn, ɔn ˈɑ ɪər/
Definitions of on-air word
- adjective on-air broadcasting: an announcer with five years of on-air experience. 1
- adjective on-air (while) broadcasting or being broadcast 0
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Origin of on-air
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for On-air
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
on-air popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.