Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rangk]
- /ræŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rangk]
- /ræŋk/
Definitions of rankless word
- noun rankless a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body. 1
- noun rankless a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain. 1
- noun rankless high position or station in the social or some similar scale: a woman of rank. 1
- noun rankless a class in any scale of comparison. 1
- noun rankless relative position or standing: a writer of the first rank. 1
- noun rankless a row, line, or series of things or persons: orchestra players arranged in ranks. 1
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Origin of rankless
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < French ranc (noun, obsolete), Old French renc, ranc, rang row, line < Germanic, akin to ring1
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Parts of speech for Rankless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rankless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
rankless usage trend in Literature
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