shelf mark

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shelf mahrk]
- /ʃɛlf mɑrk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shelf mahrk]
- /ʃɛlf mɑrk/

Definitions of shelf mark words

noun shelf mark a symbol indicating the location of a work on a shelf. 1
noun shelf mark a mark, usually incorporating numbers, which indicates a book's location in a library 0

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Origin of shelf mark

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shelf mark

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shelf mark

shelf mark popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% 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.

shelf mark usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shelf mark

noun shelf mark

call number — the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf location

Just one Synonym for shelf mark