type-cast

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahyp kast, kahst]
- /taɪp kæst, kɑst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahyp kast, kahst]
- /taɪp kæst, kɑst/

Definitions of type-cast word

adjective type-cast (of text to be printed) having the type already cast. 1
verb transitive type-cast to cast (type) 0

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Origin of type-cast

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Type-cast

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Type-cast

type-cast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% 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.