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musketry

mus·ket·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhs-ki-tree]
    • /ˈmʌs kɪ tri/
    • /ˈmʌ.skɪ.tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhs-ki-tree]
    • /ˈmʌs kɪ tri/

Definitions of musketry word

  • noun musketry Military. the technique of bringing fire from a group of rifle and automatic weapons to bear on specified targets. 1
  • noun musketry muskets collectively. 1
  • noun musketry musketeers collectively. 1
  • noun musketry Musket fire. 1
  • noun musketry muskets or musketeers collectively 0
  • noun musketry the technique of using small arms 0

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Origin of musketry

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
From the French word mousqueterie, dating back to 1640-50. See musket, -ry

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Parts of speech for Musketry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

musketry popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

musketry usage trend in Literature

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