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the phoney war

the pho·ney war
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee foh-nee wawr]
    • /stressed ði ˈfoʊ ni wɔr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee foh-nee wawr]
    • /stressed ði ˈfoʊ ni wɔr/

Definition of the phoney war words

  • noun the phoney war a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II 0
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Parts of speech for The phoney war

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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the phoney war popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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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