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- [spoo t-nik, spuht-; Russian spoot-nyik]
- /ˈspʊt nɪk, ˈspʌt-; Russian ˈsput nyɪk/
- /ˈspʊtnɪk/
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- [spoo t-nik, spuht-; Russian spoot-nyik]
- /ˈspʊt nɪk, ˈspʌt-; Russian ˈsput nyɪk/
Definitions of sputnik word
- noun sputnik (sometimes initial capital letter) any of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting satellites: Sputnik I was the world's first space satellite. 1
- noun sputnik Soviet satellite 1
- noun sputnik any of a series of unmanned Soviet satellites, Sputnik 1 (launched in 1957) being the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth 0
- noun sputnik any of a series of man-made satellites put into orbit by the U.S.S.R. beginning in October, 1957 0
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Origin of sputnik
First appearance:
before 1957 One of the 4% newest English words
1957; < Russian spútnik satellite, traveling companion, equivalent to s- together, with + put’ way, route + -nik agent suffix (cf. -nik)
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Parts of speech for Sputnik
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sputnik popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sputnik usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sputnik
noun sputnik
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- luna — the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
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