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recountal

re·count·al
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-koun-tl]
    • /riˈkaʊn tl/
    • /rɪkˈaʊntəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-koun-tl]
    • /riˈkaʊn tl/

Definitions of recountal word

  • noun recountal an act of recounting. 1
  • noun recountal a recounting; narration 0

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Origin of recountal

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; recount + -al2

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Parts of speech for Recountal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recountal 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

recountal usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for recountal

noun recountal

  • blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
  • characterization — Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
  • characterizations — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
  • description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
  • musicale — a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.

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