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under-training

un·der-train·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der trey-ning]
    • /ˈʌn dər ˈtreɪ nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der trey-ning]
    • /ˈʌn dər ˈtreɪ nɪŋ/

Definitions of under-training word

  • noun under-training Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock. 1
  • noun under-training a line or procession of persons, vehicles, animals, etc., traveling together. 1
  • noun under-training Military. an aggregation of vehicles, animals, and personnel accompanying an army to carry supplies, baggage, ammunition, etc. 1
  • noun under-training a series or row of objects or parts. 1
  • noun under-training Machinery. a connected set of three or more rotating elements, usually gears, through which force is transmitted, or motion or torque changed. 1
  • noun under-training order, especially proper order: Matters were in good train. 1

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Origin of under-training

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (v.) late Middle English traynyn to pull or drag in the rear < Middle French trainer, Old French tra(h)iner < Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre, derivative of *tragīna something dragged or drawn (compare Medieval Latin tragīna carriage), derivative of *tragere to pull, for Latin trahere; (noun) Middle English train, traine < Old French tra(h)in (masculine) series of people, animals, or things, tra(h)ine (feminine) something dragged behind, both derivative of tra(h)iner

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Parts of speech for Under-training

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

under-training popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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