playdown

play·down

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-doun]
- /ˈpleɪˌdaʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-doun]
- /ˈpleɪˌdaʊn/

Definition of playdown word

noun playdown a play-off. 1

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Origin of playdown

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; play + down1

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Parts of speech for Playdown

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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playdown popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% 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.

playdown usage trend in Literature

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