Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-puh n kuht]
- /ˈoʊ pən kʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-puh n kuht]
- /ˈoʊ pən kʌt/
Definition of open-cut word
- adjective open-cut noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat-lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches. 1
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Origin of open-cut
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Open-cut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
open-cut popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% 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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