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Definition striking in British English
striking
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
1
attracting your interest or attention because of some unusual feature
Example
This is a striking example of how misleading statistics can be.
Example
There are some striking differences in the two theories.
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