townscape

town·scape

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [toun-skeyp]
- /ˈtaʊnˌskeɪp/
- /ˈtaʊn.skeɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [toun-skeyp]
- /ˈtaʊnˌskeɪp/

Definitions of townscape word

noun townscape a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city. 1
noun townscape the planning and building of structures in a town or city, with special concern for aesthetically pleasing results. 1
noun townscape a view of an urban scene 0
noun townscape a picture or view of a town or a part of a town 0

See all 4 definitions of townscape

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Origin of townscape

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; town + -scape

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Parts of speech for Townscape

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Townscape

townscape popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

townscape usage trend in Literature

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