hand organ

hand or·gan

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand awr-guh n]
- /hænd ˈɔr gən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand awr-guh n]
- /hænd ˈɔr gən/

Definitions of hand organ words

noun hand organ a portable barrel organ played by means of a crank turned by hand. 1
noun hand organ a barrel organ played by turning a crank by hand 0

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Origin of hand organ

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Hand organ

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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hand organ popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% 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.

hand organ usage trend in Literature

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