talking book

talk book

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tawk boo k]
- /tɔk bʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tawk boo k]
- /tɔk bʊk/

Definitions of talking book words

noun talking book a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind. 1
noun talking book a recording of a book, designed to be used by blind people 0
noun talking book a recording of a person reading a book, magazine, etc. aloud, for use as by the blind 0

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Origin of talking book

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Talking book

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Talking book

talking book popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.

talking book usage trend in Literature

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