talkies

talk·ie

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [taw-kee]
- /ˈtɔ ki/
- /ˈtɔː.ki/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [taw-kee]
- /ˈtɔ ki/

Definition of talkies word

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Just one definition for talkies

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Origin of talkies

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15; talk + (mov)ie

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Parts of speech for Talkies

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Talkies

talkies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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".

talkies usage trend in Literature

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