house martin

house mar·tin

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun, adjective hous mahr-tn]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ˈmɑr tn/
- /haʊs ˈmɑː.tɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous mahr-tn]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ˈmɑr tn/

Definitions of house martin words

noun house martin a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses. 1
noun house martin a Eurasian swallow, Delichon urbica, with a slightly forked tail and a white and bluish-black plumage 0

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Origin of house martin

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70

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Parts of speech for House martin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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house martin 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 52% 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.

house martin usage trend in Literature

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