passing bell

pass·ing bell

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pas-ing, pah-sing bel]
- /ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ bɛl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pas-ing, pah-sing bel]
- /ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ bɛl/

Definitions of passing bell words

noun passing bell a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral. 1
noun passing bell a portent or sign of the passing away of anything. 1
noun passing bell a bell rung to announce a death or a funeral 0

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Origin of passing bell

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Passing bell

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Passing bell

passing bell popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% 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.

passing bell usage trend in Literature

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