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stanhope

stan·hope
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stan-hohp, stan-uh p]
    • /ˈstænˌhoʊp, ˈstæn əp/
    • /ˈstæ.nəp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stan-hohp, stan-uh p]
    • /ˈstænˌhoʊp, ˈstæn əp/

Definitions of stanhope word

  • noun stanhope James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18. 1
  • noun stanhope Philip Dormer [dawr-mer] /ˈdɔr mər/ (Show IPA), Chesterfield, 4th Earl of. 1
  • noun stanhope a light one-seater carriage with two or four wheels 0
  • noun stanhope Charles, 3rd Earl. 1753–1816, British radical politician and scientist. His inventions included two calculating machines, a microscope lens, and a stereotyping machine 0
  • noun stanhope his grandfather, James, 1st Earl. 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman; George I's chief minister (1717–21). He fought under Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) and negotiated the Triple Alliance with France and Holland (1717) 0
  • noun stanhope a light, open carriage drawn by one horse, with two low wheels and one seat, popular in 19th-cent. England and the U.S. 0

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Origin of stanhope

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; named after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787-1864), British clergyman

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Parts of speech for Stanhope

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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stanhope popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stanhope usage trend in Literature

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