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terminal leave

ter·mi·nal leave
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tur-muh-nl leev]
    • /ˈtɜr mə nl liv/
    • /ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl liːv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tur-muh-nl leev]
    • /ˈtɜr mə nl liv/

Definitions of terminal leave words

  • noun terminal leave the final leave granted to a member of the armed forces just before discharge, equal to the total unused leave accumulated during active service. 1
  • noun terminal leave the final leave granted to a member of the armed forces immediately before discharge, equal in duration to accumulated unused leave 0
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Origin of terminal leave

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Terminal leave

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Terminal leave

terminal leave 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 64% 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.

terminal leave usage trend in Literature

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