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appurtenance

ap·pur·te·nance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-pur-tn-uh ns]
    • /əˈpɜr tn əns/
    • /əˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-pur-tn-uh ns]
    • /əˈpɜr tn əns/

Definitions of appurtenance word

  • noun appurtenance a secondary or less significant thing or part 3
  • noun appurtenance accessories or equipment 3
  • noun appurtenance a minor right, interest, or privilege which passes when the title to the principal property is transferred 3
  • noun appurtenance anything that appertains; thing added to a more important thing; adjunct 3
  • noun appurtenance apparatus or equipment; accessories 3
  • noun appurtenance an incidental right, privilege, etc., attached to some thing and passing with it, as by conveyance or sale 3
See all 17 definitions of appurtenance

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Origin of appurtenance

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + -purtenance a belonging; see purtenance

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Parts of speech for Appurtenance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Appurtenance

appurtenance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.

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Synonyms for appurtenance

noun appurtenance

  • apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
  • annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
  • addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
  • component — The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
  • appendix — Your appendix is a small closed tube inside your body which is attached to your digestive system.
All 8 Synonyms of appurtenance

Top questions with appurtenance

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