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alerce

a·ler·ce
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-ler-suh]
    • /əˈlɛr sə/
    • /əlˈɜːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

alerce usage trend in Literature

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