red ant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red ant]
- /rɛd ænt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red ant]
- /rɛd ænt/

Definitions of red ant words

noun red ant any of various reddish ants, especially the Pharaoh ant. 1
noun red ant any reddish ant, esp. the pharaoh ant 0

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Origin of red ant

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Red ant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Red ant

red ant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

red ant usage trend in Literature

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