small game

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [smawl geym]
- /smɔl geɪm/
- /smɔːl ɡeɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smawl geym]
- /smɔl geɪm/

Definitions of small game words

noun small game wild animals and birds hunted for sport, as rabbits or doves, that are smaller than animals, as deer and bears, classified as big game. 1
noun small game small animals that are hunted for sport 0
noun small game small wild animals, and sometimes birds, hunted as game 0

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Origin of small game

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Small game

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Small game

small game popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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.

small game usage trend in Literature

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