clean-bill-of-health
clean-bill-of-health
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kleen bil uhv, ov helth]
- /klin bɪl ʌv, ɒv hɛlθ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kleen bil uhv, ov helth]
- /klin bɪl ʌv, ɒv hɛlθ/
Definitions of clean-bill-of-health word
- noun clean-bill-of-health a certificate, carried by a ship, attesting to the presence or absence of infectious diseases among the ship's crew and at the port from which it has come. 1
- idioms clean-bill-of-health clean bill of health, an attestation of fitness or qualification; a commendation: The investigating committee gave him a clean bill of health. 1
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Origin of clean-bill-of-health
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55
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Parts of speech for Clean-bill-of-health
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clean-bill-of-health popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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