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ring-necked

ring-necked
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ring nekt]
    • /rɪŋ nɛkt/
    • /rɪŋ nek/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ring nekt]
    • /rɪŋ nɛkt/

Definitions of ring-necked word

  • adjective ring-necked having a ring of distinctive color around the neck. 1
  • adjective ring-necked (of animals, esp certain birds and snakes) having a band of distinctive colour around the neck 0
  • adjective ring-necked having a distinctive colored stripe or stripes around the neck 0

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Origin of ring-necked

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ring-necked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ring-necked popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 69% 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.

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