dress suit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dres soot]
- /drɛs sut/
- /dres suːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dres soot]
- /drɛs sut/

Definitions of dress suit words

noun dress suit a man's suit for formal evening dress, with tail coat and open-front waistcoat. 1
noun dress suit man's formal outfit for evening 1
noun dress suit an ensemble of matching formal evening wear 0
noun dress suit a man's formal suit for evening wear 0

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Origin of dress suit

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Dress suit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dress suit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

dress suit usage trend in Literature

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