town clerk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [toun klurk]
- /taʊn klɜrk/
- /taʊn klɑːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [toun klurk]
- /taʊn klɜrk/

Definitions of town clerk words

noun town clerk a town official who keeps records and issues licenses. 1
noun town clerk (in Britain until 1974) the secretary and chief administrative officer of a town or city 0
noun town clerk (in the US) the official who keeps the records of a town 0
noun town clerk an official in charge of the records, legal business, etc. of a town 0

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Origin of town clerk

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50

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Parts of speech for Town clerk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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town clerk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

town clerk usage trend in Literature

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