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- [room, roo m]
- /rum, rʊm/
- /ruːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [room, roo m]
- /rum, rʊm/
Definitions of rooming word
- noun rooming a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts: a dining room. 1
- noun rooming rooms, lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building. 1
- noun rooming the persons present in a room: The whole room laughed. 1
- noun rooming space or extent of space occupied by or available for something: The desk takes up too much room. 1
- noun rooming opportunity or scope for something: room for improvement; room for doubt. 1
- noun rooming status or a station in life considered as a place: He fought for room at the top. 1
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Origin of rooming
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English roum(e), Old English rūm; cognate with Dutch ruim, German Raum
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Parts of speech for Rooming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rooming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rooming usage trend in Literature
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