vice-consul

vice-con·sul

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vahys kon-suh l]
- /vaɪs ˈkɒn səl/
- /vaɪs ˈkɒn.səl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vahys kon-suh l]
- /vaɪs ˈkɒn səl/

Definitions of vice-consul word

noun vice-consul a consular officer of a grade below that of consul. 1
noun vice-consul a consular officer of a grade below that of a consul 0
noun vice-consul an officer who is subordinate to or a substitute for a consul 0

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Origin of vice-consul

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1550-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Vice-consul

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vice-consul

vice-consul popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.