rock pigeon

rock pi·geon

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rok pij-uh n]
- /rɒk ˈpɪdʒ ən/
- /rɒk ˈpɪdʒ.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok pij-uh n]
- /rɒk ˈpɪdʒ ən/

Definitions of rock pigeon words

noun rock pigeon rock dove. 1
noun rock pigeon rock dove 0

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Origin of rock pigeon

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Rock pigeon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rock pigeon

rock pigeon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

rock pigeon usage trend in Literature

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