Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ee-soh-pee-uh n, ee-sop-ee-]
- /iˈsoʊ pi ən, iˈsɒp i-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ee-soh-pee-uh n, ee-sop-ee-]
- /iˈsoʊ pi ən, iˈsɒp i-/
Definitions of aesopic word
- adjective aesopic of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables: a story that points an Aesopian moral. 1
- adjective aesopic conveying meaning by hint, euphemism, innuendo, or the like: In the candidate's Aesopian language, “soft on Communism” was to be interpreted as “Communist sympathizer.”. 1
- adjective aesopic Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian. 0
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Origin of aesopic
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < Late Latin Aesōpi(us) + -an
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Parts of speech for Aesopic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aesopic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
aesopic usage trend in Literature
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