glass eel

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glas, glahs eel]
- /glæs, glɑs il/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glas, glahs eel]
- /glæs, glɑs il/

Definition of glass eel words

noun glass eel elver. 1

Just one definition for glass eel

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Origin of glass eel

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; so called because it is nearly transparent at an early stage

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Parts of speech for Glass eel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Glass eel

glass eel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

glass eel usage trend in Literature

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