Transcription
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- [sey-luh m]
- /ˈseɪ ləm/
- /salem/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sey-luh m]
- /ˈseɪ ləm/
Definitions of salem word
- noun salem a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem. Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code). 1
- noun salem a city in NW Ohio. 1
- noun Technical meaning of salem ["SALEM - A Programming System for the Simulation of Systems Described by Partial Differential Equations", S.M. Morris et al, Proc SJCC 33(1), 1968]. 1
- noun salem a city in S India, in Tamil Nadu: textile industries. Pop: 693 236 (2001) 0
- noun salem a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Atlantic: scene of the execution of 19 people after the witch hunts of 1692. Pop: 42 067 (2003 est) 0
- noun salem a city in the NW USA, the state capital of Oregon: food-processing. Pop: 142 914 (2003 est) 0
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Origin of salem
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Salem
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
salem popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
salem usage trend in Literature
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