book-ended

book·end

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo k-end]
- /bʊk ˈend/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo k-end]
- /bʊk ˈend/

Definitions of book-ended word

noun book-ended a support placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright, usually used in pairs. 1
noun book-ended one of two things occurring or located at either end of something else: two events that served as bookends to my career. 1
verb with object book-ended to occur or be located at the beginning and end of: His term in office was bookended by crises. 1

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Origin of book-ended

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; book + end1

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Parts of speech for Book-ended

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Book-ended

book-ended popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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