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- US Pronunciation
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- [tey-buh l ten-is]
- /ˈteɪ bəl ˈtɛn ɪs/
- /ˈteɪbl ˈten.ɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tey-buh l ten-is]
- /ˈteɪ bəl ˈtɛn ɪs/
Definitions of table tennis words
- noun table tennis a game resembling tennis, played on a table with small paddles and a hollow celluloid or plastic ball. 1
- noun table tennis sport: ping-pong 1
- uncountable noun table tennis Table tennis is a game played inside by two or four people. The players stand at each end of a table which has a low net across the middle and hit a small light ball over the net, using small bats. 0
- noun table tennis a miniature form of tennis played on a table with small bats and a light hollow ball 0
- noun table tennis a game somewhat like tennis in miniature, played on a large, rectangular table, with a small, hollow celluloid or plastic ball and short-handled, wooden paddles 0
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Origin of table tennis
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
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Parts of speech for Table tennis
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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table tennis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% 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.
table tennis usage trend in Literature
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