swallow-tailed

swal·low-tailed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swol-oh teyld]
- /ˈswɒl oʊ teɪld/
- /ˈswɒləʊ teɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swol-oh teyld]
- /ˈswɒl oʊ teɪld/

Definitions of swallow-tailed word

adjective swallow-tailed having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds. 1
adjective swallow-tailed having an end or part suggesting a swallow's tail. 1
adjective swallow-tailed (of a flag) having a triangular indentation in the fly so as to create two tails. 1
adjective swallow-tailed (of a bird) having a deeply forked tail 0
adjective swallow-tailed having a part resembling a swallow's tail 0
adjective swallow-tailed having a tail or end extended in forked points like the tail of a swallow 0

See all 6 definitions of swallow-tailed

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Origin of swallow-tailed

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700

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Parts of speech for Swallow-tailed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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swallow-tailed 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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