train sickness

train sick·ness

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [treyn sik-nis]
- /treɪn ˈsɪk nɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [treyn sik-nis]
- /treɪn ˈsɪk nɪs/

Definition of train sickness words

noun train sickness nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the motion of the train in which one is traveling. 1

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Origin of train sickness

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Train sickness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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train sickness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.

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