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poet laureate

po·et lau·re·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poh-it lawr-ee-it, lor-]
    • /ˈpoʊ ɪt ˈlɔr i ɪt, ˈlɒr-/
    • /ˈpəʊ.ɪt ˈlɒr.i.ət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poh-it lawr-ee-it, lor-]
    • /ˈpoʊ ɪt ˈlɔr i ɪt, ˈlɒr-/

Definitions of poet laureate words

  • noun plural poet laureate (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events. 1
  • noun plural poet laureate a poet recognized or acclaimed as the most eminent or representative of a country or locality. 1
  • noun plural poet laureate (formerly) a poet whose efforts were officially recognized, as by a sovereign, university, etc. 1
  • noun poet laureate poet appointed by monarch 1
  • countable noun poet laureate The poet laureate is the official poet of a country. In Britain the poet laureate is paid by the government for the rest of their life. In the United States they are paid for a fixed period. 0
  • noun poet laureate the poet appointed as court poet of Britain who is given a post as an officer of the Royal Household. The first was Ben Jonson in 1616 0

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Origin of poet laureate

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Poet laureate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

poet laureate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% 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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