pupilage

pu·pil·age

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pyoo-puh-lij]
- /ˈpyu pə lɪdʒ/
- /ˈpjuːpɪlɪʤ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pyoo-puh-lij]
- /ˈpyu pə lɪdʒ/

Definitions of pupilage word

noun pupilage the state or period of being a pupil; tutelage. 1
noun pupilage the state or period of being a pupil 0

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Origin of pupilage

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; pupil1 + -age

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Parts of speech for Pupilage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pupilage

pupilage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% 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.

pupilage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pupilage

noun pupilage

childhood — A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
incunabula — Early printed books, especially those printed before 1501.
incunabulum — A book, single sheet, or image that was printed — not handwritten — before the year 1501 in Europe.
infancy — the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.

All 6 Synonyms of pupilage