second-story

sec·ond-sto·ry

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-uh nd stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /ˈsɛk ənd ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-uh nd stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /ˈsɛk ənd ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

Definitions of second-story word

adjective second-story of or located on the second story or floor. 1
adjective second-story of or relating to a second-story man: The theft was a second-story job. 1
noun second-story second floor. 1

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Origin of second-story

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-story

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Second-story

second-story 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 58% 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.