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silver-bullet

sil·ver-bul·let
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-ver boo l-it]
    • /ˈsɪl vər ˈbʊl ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-ver boo l-it]
    • /ˈsɪl vər ˈbʊl ɪt/

Definition of silver-bullet word

  • noun silver-bullet a quick solution to a difficult problem. 1
Just one definition for silver-bullet

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Origin of silver-bullet

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; from the belief that supernatural beings, as werewolves, can be killed with a silver bullet

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Parts of speech for Silver-bullet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Silver-bullet

silver-bullet 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 69% 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.

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