spillane

Spil·lane

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spi-leyn]
- /spɪˈleɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spi-leyn]
- /spɪˈleɪn/

Definitions of spillane word

noun spillane Mickey (Frank Morrison) 1918–2006, U.S. detective novelist. 1
noun spillane Mickey, original name Frank Morrison Spillane. 1918–2006, US detective-story writer, best known for his books featuring the detective Mike Hammer, for example I, the Jury (1947) and The Twisted Thing (1966) 0

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Parts of speech for Spillane

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spillane popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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