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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ad-ij]
- /ˈæd ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ad-ij]
- /ˈæd ɪdʒ/
Definitions of adagial word
- adjective adagial proverbial 3
- noun adagial a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb. 1
- adjective adagial Pertaining to an adage; proverbial. 0
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Origin of adagial
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < French < Latin adagium, equivalent to ad- ad- + ag- (stem of āio I say) + -ium -ium
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Parts of speech for Adagial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adagial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
adagial usage trend in Literature
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