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on the stroke of

on the stroke of preposition: precisely at a particular time.

Preposition

on the stroke of

  1. Precisely at a particular time.

Forms of on the stroke of

alternative format the stroke of

Questions about on the stroke of

What does on the stroke of mean?
On the stroke of means precisely at a particular time.
What part of speech is on the stroke of?
On the stroke of is a preposition.

Words near on the stroke of in the dictionary

  1. on the stock
  2. on the stocks
  3. on the street
  4. on the streets
  5. on the strength of
  6. on the stroke of
  7. on the stump
  8. on the surface
  9. on the table
  10. on the tack
  11. on the take

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