great auk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [greyt awk]
- /greɪt ɔk/
- /ɡreɪt ɔːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greyt awk]
- /greɪt ɔk/

Definitions of great auk words

noun great auk a large, flightless auk, Pinguinus impennis, of rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts: extinct since 1844. 1
noun great auk a large flightless auk, Pinguinus impennis, extinct since the middle of the 19th century 0
noun great auk a large, flightless auk (Pinguinus impennis) of the N Atlantic, extinct since 1844 0
noun great auk A large auk, Pinguinus impennis. 0

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Origin of great auk

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Great auk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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great auk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% 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.

great auk usage trend in Literature

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