police procedural
po·lice pro·ce·dur·al
P p Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [puh-lees pruh-see-jer-uh l]
- /pəˈlis prəˈsi dʒər əl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [puh-lees pruh-see-jer-uh l]
- /pəˈlis prəˈsi dʒər əl/
Definitions of police procedural words
- noun police procedural a mystery novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work. 1
- noun police procedural a novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work 0
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Origin of police procedural
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70
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Parts of speech for Police procedural
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
police procedural popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
police procedural usage trend in Literature
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