sound law

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sound law]
- /saʊnd lɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sound law]
- /saʊnd lɔ/

Definitions of sound law words

noun sound law phonetic law. 1
noun sound law a rule describing phonetic changes in the history of a language 0

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Origin of sound law

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Sound law

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sound law

sound law popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.

sound law usage trend in Literature

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