siphonage

si·phon·age

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahy-fuh-nij]
- /ˈsaɪ fə nɪdʒ/
- /sˈaɪfənɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-fuh-nij]
- /ˈsaɪ fə nɪdʒ/

Definitions of siphonage word

noun siphonage the action of a siphon. 1
noun siphonage the act of siphoning 0

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Origin of siphonage

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; siphon + -age

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Parts of speech for Siphonage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Siphonage

siphonage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% 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.

siphonage usage trend in Literature

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