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sternforemost

stern·fore·most
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sturn-fawr-mohst, -fohr- or, esp. British, -muh st]
    • /ˌstɜrnˈfɔr moʊst, -ˈfoʊr- or, esp. British, -məst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sturn-fawr-mohst, -fohr- or, esp. British, -muh st]
    • /ˌstɜrnˈfɔr moʊst, -ˈfoʊr- or, esp. British, -məst/

Definitions of sternforemost word

  • adverb sternforemost Nautical. with the stern, foremost. 1
  • adverb sternforemost awkwardly; with difficulty. 1
  • adverb sternforemost backwards 0
  • adverb sternforemost with the stern foremost; backward 0
  • adverb sternforemost awkwardly; clumsily 0
See all 5 definitions of sternforemost

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Origin of sternforemost

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; stern2 + foremost

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Parts of speech for Sternforemost

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sternforemost popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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