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take-all

take-all
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk awl]
    • /teɪk ɔl/
    • /teɪk ɔːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk awl]
    • /teɪk ɔl/

Definition of take-all word

  • noun take-all a disease of wheat, rye, barley and oats, characterized by the blackening and decaying of the base of the stems, caused by a fungus, Ophiobolus graminis. 1

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Origin of take-all

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Take-all

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

take-all popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% 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.

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