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- [tahym-kee-per]
- /ˈtaɪmˌki pər/
- /ˈtaɪmˌkiː.pɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahym-kee-per]
- /ˈtaɪmˌki pər/
Definitions of timekeeping word
- noun timekeeping a person or thing that keeps time. 1
- noun timekeeping an official appointed to time, regulate, and record the duration of a sports contest or its component parts, as to give the official time of a race, assure that a round of boxing is ended exactly on time, or announce to football, basketball, hockey, etc., teams the amount of time left to play. 1
- noun timekeeping a timepiece: This watch is a good timekeeper. 1
- noun timekeeping a person employed to keep account of the hours of work done by others. 1
- noun timekeeping a person who beats time in music. 1
- noun timekeeping person: punctuality 1
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Origin of timekeeping
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; time + keeper
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Parts of speech for Timekeeping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
timekeeping popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
timekeeping usage trend in Literature
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