Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [a-truh-fee]
- /ˈæ trə fi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [a-truh-fee]
- /ˈæ trə fi/
Definitions of atrophia word
- noun atrophia Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage. 1
- noun atrophia degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse: He argued that there was a progressive atrophy of freedom and independence of thought. 1
- verb atrophia third-person singular past historic of atrophier. 0
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Origin of atrophia
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; earlier atrophie (< Middle French) < Late Latin atrophia < Greek, equivalent to átroph(os) not fed (see a-6, tropho-) + -ia -ia
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Parts of speech for Atrophia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
atrophia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
atrophia usage trend in Literature
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