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- [mon-di-green]
- /ˈmɒn dɪˌgrin/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mon-di-green]
- /ˈmɒn dɪˌgrin/
Definitions of mondegreen word
- noun mondegreen a word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of another word or phrase, especially in a song or poem. 1
- noun mondegreen A misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song. 1
- noun mondegreen a word or phrase that is misinterpreted as another word or phrase, usually with an amusing result 0
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Parts of speech for Mondegreen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mondegreen 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mondegreen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with mondegreen
- what is mondegreen?
- what is a mondegreen?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
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- Words starting with mondegreen
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