holding-pen

hold·ing-pen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohl-ding pen]
- /ˈhoʊl dɪŋ pɛn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohl-ding pen]
- /ˈhoʊl dɪŋ pɛn/

Definitions of holding-pen word

noun holding-pen a tank for the temporary storage of a substance. 1
noun holding-pen Also called holding pen. tank (def 4). 1

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Origin of holding-pen

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Holding-pen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Holding-pen

holding-pen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.