Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [tawl]
- /tɔl/
- /tɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawl]
- /tɔl/
Definitions of tallest word
- adjective tallest having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass. 1
- adjective tallest having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall. 1
- adjective tallest large in amount or degree; considerable: a tall price; Swinging that deal is a tall order. 1
- adjective tallest extravagant; difficult to believe: a tall tale. 1
- adjective tallest high-flown; grandiloquent: He engages in so much tall talk, one never really knows what he's saying. 1
- adjective tallest having more than usual length; long and relatively narrow: He carried a tall walking stick. 1
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Origin of tallest
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English: big, bold, comely, proper, ready, Old English getæl (plural getale) quick, ready, competent; cognate with Old High German gizal quick
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Parts of speech for Tallest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tallest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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