Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jak in stressed th ee poo l-pit, puhl-]
- /dʒæk ɪn stressed ði ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jak in stressed th ee poo l-pit, puhl-]
- /dʒæk ɪn stressed ði ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl-/
Definitions of jack-in-the-pulpit word
- noun plural jack-in-the-pulpit A North American plant, Arisaema triphyllum, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a green or striped purplish-brown spathe. 1
- noun jack-in-the-pulpit an E North American aroid plant, Arisaema triphyllum, having a leaflike spathe partly arched over a clublike spadix 0
- noun jack-in-the-pulpit an American plant (Arisaema triphyllum) of the arum family, with a flower spike partly arched over by a hoodlike covering 0
- noun jack-in-the-pulpit Alternative form of Jack-in-the-pulpit. 0
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Origin of jack-in-the-pulpit
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50
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Parts of speech for Jack-in-the-pulpit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jack-in-the-pulpit popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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