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wallposter

wall·post·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawl-poh-ster]
    • /ˈwɔlˌpoʊ stər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawl-poh-ster]
    • /ˈwɔlˌpoʊ stər/

Definitions of wallposter word

  • noun wallposter (in China) a usually lengthy notice, complaint, personal opinion, etc., handwritten in large characters and hung on walls in cities, as a means of communication and for criticizing or attacking government policy or politicians. 1
  • noun wallposter (in China) a bulletin or political message painted in large characters on walls 0

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Origin of wallposter

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; wall + poster1

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Parts of speech for Wallposter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wallposter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

wallposter usage trend in Literature

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