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- [sleep in]
- /slip ɪn/
- /sliːp ɪn/
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- [sleep in]
- /slip ɪn/
Definitions of sleep-in word
- adjective sleep-in live-in (def 1). 1
- noun sleep-in a person who sleeps in at a place of employment. 1
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Origin of sleep-in
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; adj., noun use of verb phrase sleep in
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sleep-in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sleep-in 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 57% 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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