the big house

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stressed th ee big noun, adjective hous]
- /stressed ði bɪg noun, adjective haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stressed th ee big noun, adjective hous]
- /stressed ði bɪg noun, adjective haʊs/

Definition of the big house words

noun the big house a penitentiary (usually preceded by the). 1

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Origin of the big house

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for The big house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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the big house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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.

the big house usage trend in Literature

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