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struck measure

struck meas·ure
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [struhk mezh-er]
    • /strʌk ˈmɛʒ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [struhk mezh-er]
    • /strʌk ˈmɛʒ ər/

Definitions of struck measure words

  • noun struck measure a measure, especially of grain, level with the top of a receptacle. 1
  • noun struck measure a measure of grain, etc, in which the contents are made level with the top of the container rather than being heaped 0

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Origin of struck measure

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Struck measure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

struck measure popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% 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.

struck measure usage trend in Literature

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