wolf pack

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo lf pak]
- /wʊlf pæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo lf pak]
- /wʊlf pæk/

Definitions of wolf pack words

noun wolf pack a group of submarines operating together in hunting down and attacking enemy convoys. 1
noun wolf pack a group of wolves hunting together. 1
noun wolf pack military 1
noun wolf pack a group of wolves that live and hunt together 0
noun wolf pack Alternative form of wolfpack. 0

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Origin of wolf pack

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95 for def 2; 1940-45 for def 1

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Parts of speech for Wolf pack

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Wolf pack

wolf pack 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 about 54% 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.

wolf pack usage trend in Literature

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