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- [prahyz-fahyt]
- /ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prahyz-fahyt]
- /ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt/
Definitions of prizefight word
- noun prizefight a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match. 1
- countable noun prizefight A prizefight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official. 0
- noun prizefight a boxing match for a prize or purse, esp one of the fights popular in the 18th and 19th centuries 0
- noun prizefight a professional boxing match 0
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Origin of prizefight
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Prizefight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prizefight popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.
prizefight usage trend in Literature
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