Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wawk doun]
- /wɔk daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wawk doun]
- /wɔk daʊn/
Definitions of walk-down word
- noun walk-down a store, living quarters, etc., located below the street level and approached by a flight of steps: It was a dimly lit walk-down optimistically called a garden apartment. 1
- adjective walk-down (of a store, restaurant, apartment, etc.) located below the level of the sidewalk: a popular walk-down nightclub in Greenwich Village. 1
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Origin of walk-down
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase walk down
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Parts of speech for Walk-down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
walk-down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% 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.
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