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tail end

tail end
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /teɪl ˈend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /teɪl ˈend/

Definitions of tail end words

  • noun tail end the hinder or rear part of anything. 1
  • noun tail end the concluding or final part or section; tag end: the tail end of a lecture. 1
  • noun tail end very last part 1
  • singular noun tail end The tail end of an event, situation, or period of time is the last part of it. 0
  • noun tail end the last, endmost, or final part 0
  • noun tail end the rear or bottom end of anything 0

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Origin of tail end

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tail end

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tail end popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% 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.

tail end usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tail end

noun tail end

  • back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
  • back seat — a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
  • breech — The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.
  • breeches — Breeches are trousers which reach as far as your knees.
  • butt end — butt1 (defs 1, 2).

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