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- [slot]
- /slɒt/
- /slɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slot]
- /slɒt/
Definitions of slotting word
- noun slotting a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter. 1
- noun slotting a place or position, as in a sequence or series: The program received a new time slot on the broadcasting schedule. 1
- noun slotting Linguistics. (especially in tagmemics) a position having a specific grammatical function within a construction into which any one of a set of morphemes or morpheme sequences can be fit. Compare filler (def 9). 1
- noun slotting an assignment or job opening; position: I applied for the slot in management training. 1
- noun slotting Journalism. the interior opening in a copy desk, occupied by the chief copy editor. the job or position of chief copy editor: He had the slot at the Gazette for 20 years. Compare rim (def 7). 1
- noun slotting an allocated, scheduled time and place for an aircraft to take off or land, as authorized by an airport or air-traffic authority: 40 more slots for the new airline at U.S. airports. 1
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Origin of slotting
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English: the hollow of the breastbone < Middle French esclot < ?
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Slotting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slotting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
slotting usage trend in Literature
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