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- [as-uh-rohs]
- /ˈæs əˌroʊs/
- /əsˈɜːrəʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [as-uh-rohs]
- /ˈæs əˌroʊs/
Definitions of acerose word
- adjective acerose shaped like a needle, as pine leaves 3
- adjective acerose shaped like a needle; having a sharp, stiff point 3
- adjective acerose like chaff 3
- adjective acerose mixed with chaff 3
- adjective acerose resembling chaff. 1
- adjective acerose mixed with chaff. 1
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Origin of acerose
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; special sense of acerose2, by misattribution of acer- to Latin acus needle, whose stem is acu- and not acer- (cf. acute)
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Parts of speech for Acerose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acerose 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
acerose usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for acerose
adj acerose
- acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
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