Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Abbreviation of to come (used as a placeholder for information to be filled in before publication).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Topics: media, publishing
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adj
A placeholder used before publication for information that is not yet available but will be filled in before publication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: journalism, media
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noun
Initialism of transitional kindergarten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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History
Phonetic initialism, with "TK" chosen over "TC" because scarcely any English words contain the sequence "tk," making it easily searchable.
Abbreviation of to come. C is replaced with K because -tk- occurs much less often in English than -tc-, making it easier to search for in a text.
