schoolbag

school·bag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skool-bag]
- /ˈskulˌbæg/
- /ˈskuːlbæg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skool-bag]
- /ˈskulˌbæg/

Definitions of schoolbag word

noun schoolbag a bag used for carrying books, school supplies, etc. 1
noun schoolbag schoolchild's satchel 1
countable noun schoolbag A schoolbag is a bag that children use to carry books and other things to and from school. 0
noun schoolbag a bag which children carry to school, in which they put their books, pens, lunch etc 0

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Origin of schoolbag

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; school1 + bag

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Parts of speech for Schoolbag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Schoolbag

schoolbag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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schoolbag usage trend in Literature

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