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turnon

turn·on
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn-on, -awn]
    • /ˈtɜrnˌɒn, -ˌɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn-on, -awn]
    • /ˈtɜrnˌɒn, -ˌɔn/

Definition of turnon word

  • noun turnon something that arouses one's interest or excitement. 1

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Origin of turnon

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
1960-65, in sense “activation”; 1965-70, Americanism for current sense; noun use of verb phrase turn on

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Parts of speech for Turnon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

turnon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

turnon usage trend in Literature

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