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