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timetable

time·ta·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahym-tey-buh l]
    • /ˈtaɪmˌteɪ bəl/
    • /ˈtaɪmteɪbl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahym-tey-buh l]
    • /ˈtaɪmˌteɪ bəl/

Definitions of timetable word

  • noun timetable a schedule showing the times at which railroad trains, airplanes, etc., arrive and depart. 1
  • noun timetable any schedule or plan designating the times at or within which certain things occur or are scheduled to occur: a timetable of coming musical events; a timetable of space research. 1
  • noun timetable British. a university or college catalog listing all classes taught during a school semester, along with the time that each class is held, the instructor's name, etc. a student's class schedule or course of study during a school semester. 1
  • noun timetable train or bus schedule 1
  • noun timetable schedule 1
  • transitivephrasal verb timetable fit into schedule 1

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Origin of timetable

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; time + table

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Parts of speech for Timetable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

timetable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".

timetable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for timetable

noun timetable

  • agenda — You can refer to the political issues which are important at a particular time as an agenda.
  • annal — the recorded events of one year
  • calendar — A calendar is a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days.
  • card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
  • cardboard — Cardboard is thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models.

Top questions with timetable

  • what is a timetable?
  • how to write a study timetable?
  • what is the timetable?
  • how to draw a timetable?

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