second floor

sec·ond floor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sek-uh nd flawr, flohr]
- /ˈsɛk ənd flɔr, floʊr/
- /ˈsekənd flɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-uh nd flawr, flohr]
- /ˈsɛk ənd flɔr, floʊr/

Definitions of second floor words

noun second floor the floor or story above the ground floor. 1
noun second floor (in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level. Compare first floor. 1
noun second floor the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground 0
noun second floor the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor 0
noun second floor the floor above the ground floor of a building 0
noun second floor in Europe and Great Britain, the floor two stories above the ground floor 0

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Origin of second floor

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Second floor

noun

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second floor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

second floor usage trend in Literature

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