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tailband

tail·band
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyl-band]
    • /ˈteɪlˌbænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyl-band]
    • /ˈteɪlˌbænd/

Definition of tailband word

  • noun tailband a band sewn or glued to the tail of a book. Compare headband (def 3). 1

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Origin of tailband

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; tail1 + band2

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Parts of speech for Tailband

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tailband popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% 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.

tailband usage trend in Literature

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