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- [troo-uh n-tree]
- /ˈtru ən tri/
- /trˈuːəntri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [troo-uh n-tree]
- /ˈtru ən tri/
Definitions of truantry word
- abbreviation TRUANTRY truancy. 1
- abbreviation TRUANTRY truancy 0
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Origin of truantry
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at truant, -ry
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Parts of speech for Truantry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
truantry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% 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.
truantry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for truantry
noun truantry
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- awols — a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- hooky — unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky): On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go fishing.
- nonappearance — failure to appear, as in a court.
- nonattendance — failure to attend: Members of the society can be dropped for chronic nonattendance.
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