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seventh-inning stretch

sev·enth-inn·ing stretch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sev-uh nth-in-ing, -in-]
    • /ˈsɛv ənθˌɪn ɪŋ, -ˈɪn-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sev-uh nth-in-ing, -in-]
    • /ˈsɛv ənθˌɪn ɪŋ, -ˈɪn-/

Definitions of seventh-inning stretch words

  • noun seventh-inning stretch Baseball. a point in the game when spectators rise from their seats to relax by stretching their legs, usually after six and one-half innings. 1
  • noun seventh-inning stretch any point or period of pause, rest, reconsideration, or the like. 1
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Origin of seventh-inning stretch

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Seventh-inning stretch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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seventh-inning stretch popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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