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- [ruhn-er-uhp]
- /ˈrʌn ərˈʌp/
- /ˈrʌn·ərˈʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhn-er-uhp]
- /ˈrʌn ərˈʌp/
Definitions of runners-up word
- noun plural runners-up the competitor, player, or team finishing in second place, as in a race, contest, or tournament. 1
- noun plural runners-up runners-up, the competitors who do not win a contest but who place ahead of the majority of the contestants and share in prizes or honors, as those who place second, third, and fourth, or in the top ten. 1
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Origin of runners-up
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45
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Parts of speech for Runners-up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
runners-up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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