undercard

un·der·card

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-kahrd]
- /ˈʌn dərˌkɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-kahrd]
- /ˈʌn dərˌkɑrd/

Definitions of undercard word

noun undercard an event or group of events preceding and supporting a featured event: the undercard of tonight's boxing match. 1
noun undercard the event supporting a main event, which typically precedes it 0
noun undercard the match or matches before the main event 0
noun undercard A list of minor or supporting contests printed on the same bill as the main event (primarily fighting or racing, such as the main fight at a boxing match or wrestling, horse or car racing, etc.), occurring before or after the main event. 0
noun undercard The events so listed. 0
noun undercard (poker) A card lower than another given card or pair. 0

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Origin of undercard

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Undercard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Undercard

undercard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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