work song

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurk sawng, song]
- /wɜrk sɔŋ, sɒŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurk sawng, song]
- /wɜrk sɔŋ, sɒŋ/

Definitions of work song words

noun work song a folk song sung by workers, with a rhythm like that of their work. 1
noun work song a folk song sung by laborers, as in the fields, with a marked rhythm matching the rhythm of their work 0

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Origin of work song

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Work song

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Work song

work song popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% 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.

work song usage trend in Literature

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