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- [shan-tee]
- /ˈʃæn ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shan-tee]
- /ˈʃæn ti/
Definitions of shantey word
- noun plural shantey chantey. 1
- noun plural shantey a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work. 1
- noun shantey chantey 0
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Origin of shantey
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; alteration of French chanter to sing; see chant
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Parts of speech for Shantey
noun
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preposition
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exclamation
shantey popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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