short-day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt dey]
- /ʃɔrt deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt dey]
- /ʃɔrt deɪ/

Definitions of short-day word

adjective short-day requiring a short photoperiod. 1
adjective short-day (of plants) able to flower only if exposed to short periods of daylight (less than 12 hours), each followed by a long dark period 0
adjective short-day maturing and blooming under short periods of light and long periods of darkness 0

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Origin of short-day

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Short-day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Short-day

short-day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% 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.