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- [rang-king]
- /ˈræŋ kɪŋ/
- /ˈræn.kɪŋ/
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- [rang-king]
- /ˈræŋ kɪŋ/
Definitions of ranking word
- adjective ranking senior or superior in rank, position, etc.: a ranking diplomat. 1
- adjective ranking prominent or highly regarded: a ranking authority on Soviet affairs. 1
- adjective ranking occupying a specific rank, position, etc. (often used in combination): a low-ranking executive. 1
- noun ranking a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body. 1
- noun ranking a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain. 1
- noun ranking high position or station in the social or some similar scale: a woman of rank. 1
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Origin of ranking
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; rank1 + -ing2, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ranking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ranking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
ranking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ranking
adj ranking
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- first-string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
noun ranking
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- chain of command — the various individual officers, ranks etc that constitute a hierarchy each level receiving orders from the one above it and passing on the orders to the one below
- class structure — social hierarchy
- corporate ladder — the hierarchy of posts with a particular corporation or corporations in general
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
adjective ranking
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
See also
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