advocatory

ad·voc·a·to·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ad-vok-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ad-vuh-kuh-, ad-vuh-key-tuh-ree]
- /ædˈvɒk əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈæd və kə-, ˈæd vəˌkeɪ tə ri/
- /ˈadvəkətəri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-vok-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ad-vuh-kuh-, ad-vuh-key-tuh-ree]
- /ædˈvɒk əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈæd və kə-, ˈæd vəˌkeɪ tə ri/

Definitions of advocatory word

adjective advocatory of an advocate 3
adjective advocatory of advocacy; advocating 3
adjective advocatory of or relating to an advocate or his or her functions. 1
adjective advocatory Characteristic of an advocate. 0

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Origin of advocatory

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; advocate + -ory1

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Parts of speech for Advocatory

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Advocatory

advocatory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

advocatory usage trend in Literature

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