shirtdress

shirt-dress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shurt-dres]
- /ˈʃɜrtˌdrɛs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shurt-dres]
- /ˈʃɜrtˌdrɛs/

Definitions of shirtdress word

noun shirtdress shirtwaist (def 2). 1
noun shirtdress a dress that resembles a lengthened shirt, often worn with a belt 0
noun shirtdress a dress having trim, simple lines, with the bodice styled like a shirt 0

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Origin of shirtdress

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Shirtdress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shirtdress

shirtdress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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shirtdress usage trend in Literature

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