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standing army

stand·ing ar·my
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stan-ding ahr-mee]
    • /ˈstæn dɪŋ ˈɑr mi/
    • /ˈstæn.dɪŋ ˈɑːmi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stan-ding ahr-mee]
    • /ˈstæn dɪŋ ˈɑr mi/

Definitions of standing army words

  • noun standing army a permanently organized military force maintained by a nation. 1
  • noun standing army military: permanent armed force 1
  • noun standing army a permanent army of paid soldiers maintained by a nation 0
  • noun standing army an army maintained on a permanent basis, in peacetime as well as in time of war 0
See all 4 definitions of standing army

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Origin of standing army

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Standing army

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Standing army

standing army popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% 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.

standing army usage trend in Literature

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