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- [uh-ler-suh]
- /əˈlɛr sə/
- /əlˈɜːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-ler-suh]
- /əˈlɛr sə/
Definitions of alerce word
- noun alerce the wood of the sandarac tree 3
- noun alerce a cupressus-like Chilean pine, Fitzroya cupressoides, cut for timber 3
- noun alerce the wood of the sandarac tree. 1
- noun alerce a Chilean evergreen tree, Fitzroya cupressoides, having furrowed, reddish bark and overlapping leaves. 1
- noun alerce an incense cedar, Austrocedrus chilensis, of Chile. 1
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Origin of alerce
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Spanish < Arabic al-arz the cypress
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Parts of speech for Alerce
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alerce popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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.
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