open book
o·pen book
O o Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-puh n boo k]
- /ˈoʊ pən bʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-puh n boo k]
- /ˈoʊ pən bʊk/
Definitions of open book words
- noun open book someone or something easily understood or interpreted; something very clear: The child's face is an open book. 1
- noun open book a person or thing without secrecy or concealment that can be easily known or interpreted 0
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Origin of open book
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55
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Parts of speech for Open book
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
open book popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
open book usage trend in Literature
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