sten gun

Sten gun gun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈsten gʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈsten gʌn/

Definitions of sten gun words

noun sten gun a British light submachine gun. 1
noun sten gun a light 9 mm sub-machine-gun formerly used in the British Army and Commonwealth forces, developed during World War II 0

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Origin of sten gun

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

1940-45; R.V. S(hepherd) + H.J. T(urpin), the designers + En(field), England

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Parts of speech for Sten gun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sten gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% 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.

sten gun usage trend in Literature

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