red ocher

red o·cher

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red oh-ker]
- /rɛd ˈoʊ kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red oh-ker]
- /rɛd ˈoʊ kər/

Definitions of red ocher words

noun red ocher any of the red natural earths, mixtures of hematite, that are used as pigments. 1
noun red ocher a red, earthy hematite, used as a pigment 0

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Origin of red ocher

First appearance:

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1565-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Red ocher

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Red ocher

red ocher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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 ocher usage trend in Literature

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