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song sparrow

song spar·row
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawng, song spar-oh]
    • /sɔŋ, sɒŋ ˈspær oʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawng, song spar-oh]
    • /sɔŋ, sɒŋ ˈspær oʊ/

Definitions of song sparrow words

  • noun song sparrow a small emberizine songbird, Melospiza melodia, common in North America. 1
  • noun song sparrow variety of singing bird 1
  • noun song sparrow a common North American finch, Melospiza melodia, having brown-and-white plumage and a melodious song 0
  • noun song sparrow a common North American sparrow (Melospiza melodia) with a striped breast, noted for its sweet song 0

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Origin of song sparrow

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Song sparrow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

song sparrow popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

song sparrow usage trend in Literature

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