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antipyretic

an·ti·py·ret·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tee-pahy-ret-ik, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn ti paɪˈrɛt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/
    • /ˈæntɪpaɪˈretɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-pahy-ret-ik, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn ti paɪˈrɛt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antipyretic word

  • adjective antipyretic preventing or alleviating fever 3
  • noun antipyretic an antipyretic remedy or drug 3
  • adjective antipyretic reducing fever 3
  • noun antipyretic anything that reduces fever 3
  • noun antipyretic An antipyretic remedy or drug is used to prevent or treat fever. 3
  • adjective antipyretic checking or preventing fever. 1

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Origin of antipyretic

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; anti- + pyretic

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Parts of speech for Antipyretic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antipyretic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

antipyretic usage trend in Literature

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