telescreen

tel·e·screen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tel-uh-skreen]
- /ˈtɛl əˌskrin/
- /ˈte.lɪ.skriːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tel-uh-skreen]
- /ˈtɛl əˌskrin/

Definitions of telescreen word

noun telescreen a television, screen, especially a large one suitable for viewing by large numbers of people. 1
noun telescreen a television screen 0

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Origin of telescreen

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; tele(vision) + screen

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Parts of speech for Telescreen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Telescreen

telescreen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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.

telescreen usage trend in Literature

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