tea service

tea serv·ice

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee sur-vis]
- /ti ˈsɜr vɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee sur-vis]
- /ti ˈsɜr vɪs/

Definitions of tea service words

noun tea service a set of chinaware for preparing and drinking hot beverages, especially tea. 1
noun tea service a set of silver or other metalware for preparing and serving hot beverages, especially tea. 1
noun tea service set of teapot and cups 1
countable noun tea service A tea service is the same as a tea set. 0
noun tea service the china or pottery articles used in serving tea, including a teapot, cups, saucers, etc 0

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Origin of tea service

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Tea service

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tea service

tea service popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

tea service usage trend in Literature

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