on the cusp
on the cusp
O o Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [on, awn stressed th ee kuhsp]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði kʌsp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [on, awn stressed th ee kuhsp]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði kʌsp/
Definitions of on the cusp words
- phrase on the cusp If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state. 0
- noun on the cusp at or during a cusp (sense 4) 0
- noun on the cusp at or during a time of transition, as the moment of or just before a major change or event 0
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Parts of speech for On the cusp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
on the cusp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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