sick list

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sik list]
- /sɪk lɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sik list]
- /sɪk lɪst/

Definitions of sick list words

noun sick list a list of persons who are sick. 1
idioms sick list on the sick list, in poor health; not well; ill. 1
noun sick list register of staff who are ill 1
noun sick list a list of the sick, esp in the army or navy 0

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Origin of sick list

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Sick list

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sick list

sick list popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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.

sick list usage trend in Literature

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