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- [best keys]
- /bɛst keɪs/
- /best keɪs/
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- [best keys]
- /bɛst keɪs/
Definitions of best-case word
- adjective best-case being the best that can possibly be expected; optimal 3
- adjective best-case being the best result that could be expected under the circumstances: The best-case scenario shows her winning the nomination easily. 1
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Origin of best-case
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80
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Parts of speech for Best-case
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
best-case popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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