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- US Pronunciation
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- [shin-uh-ree]
- /ˈʃɪn ə ri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shin-uh-ree]
- /ˈʃɪn ə ri/
Definitions of shinnery word
- noun shinnery a dense growth of small trees, especially scrub oaks. 1
- noun shinnery a dense thicket usually filled with scrub oak 0
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Origin of shinnery
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05, Americanism; < Louisiana French chênière chenier (perhaps directly < a by-form *chênerie)
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Parts of speech for Shinnery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shinnery 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
shinnery usage trend in Literature
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