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pottery

pot·ter·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pot-uh-ree]
    • /ˈpɒt ə ri/
    • /ˈpɒt.ər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pot-uh-ree]
    • /ˈpɒt ə ri/

Definitions of pottery word

  • noun plural pottery ceramic ware, especially earthenware and stoneware. 1
  • noun plural pottery the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 1
  • noun plural pottery a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. 1
  • noun pottery baked clay things 1
  • noun pottery activity, craft 1
  • noun pottery place where pottery is made 1

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Origin of pottery

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; potter1 + -y3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pottery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pottery popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pottery usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pottery

noun pottery

  • alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
  • argil — clay, esp potters' clay
  • bole — the trunk of a tree
  • boles — any of a variety of soft, unctuous clays of various colors, used as pigments.
  • canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.

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