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row house

row house
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roh noun, adjective hous]
    • /roʊ noun, adjective haʊs/
    • /raʊ haʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roh noun, adjective hous]
    • /roʊ noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of row house words

  • noun row house one of a row of houses having uniform, or nearly uniform, plans and fenestration and usually having a uniform architectural treatment, as in certain housing developments. 1
  • noun row house a house having at least one side wall in common with a neighboring dwelling. 1
  • noun row house dwelling connected to others in a row 1
  • countable noun row house A row house is one of a row of similar houses that are joined together by both of their side walls. 0
  • noun row house a house that is part of a terrace 0
  • noun row house any of a line of identical houses joined along the sides by common walls 0

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Origin of row house

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Row house

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

row house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% 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.

row house usage trend in Literature

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