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rock-eel

rock-eel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rok eel]
    • /rɒk il/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rok eel]
    • /rɒk il/

Definition of rock-eel word

  • noun rock-eel rock blenny. 1

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Origin of rock-eel

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rock-eel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rock-eel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% 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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