puppetry

pup·pet·ry

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhp-i-tree]
- /ˈpʌp ɪ tri/
- /ˈpʌpɪtrɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhp-i-tree]
- /ˈpʌp ɪ tri/

Definitions of puppetry word

noun plural puppetry the art of making puppets or presenting puppet shows. 1
noun plural puppetry the action of puppets. 1
noun plural puppetry mummery; mere show. 1
noun plural puppetry puppets collectively. 1
noun puppetry operating puppets 1
noun puppetry the art of making and manipulating puppets and presenting puppet shows 0

See all 8 definitions of puppetry

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Origin of puppetry

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30; See origin at puppet, -ry

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Parts of speech for Puppetry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Puppetry

puppetry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.

puppetry usage trend in Literature

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