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show-and-tell

show-and-tell
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoh and tel]
    • /ʃoʊ ænd tɛl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoh and tel]
    • /ʃoʊ ænd tɛl/

Definitions of show-and-tell word

  • noun show-and-tell an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it. 1
  • noun show-and-tell Facetious. any informative presentation or demonstration, as to introduce a new product or divulge and explain a special plan. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of show-and-tell A visual dataflow language designed for use by elementary school children. 1

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Origin of show-and-tell

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Show-and-tell

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

show-and-tell popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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