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sightseeings

sight·see·ing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyt-see-ing]
    • /ˈsaɪtˌsi ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyt-see-ing]
    • /ˈsaɪtˌsi ɪŋ/

Definitions of sightseeings word

  • noun sightseeings the act of visiting and seeing places and objects of interest. 1
  • adjective sightseeings seeing, showing, or used for visiting sights: a sightseeing bus. 1

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Origin of sightseeings

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; sight + seeing

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Parts of speech for Sightseeings

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sightseeings popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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