biliteral

bi·lit·er·al

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy-lit-er-uh l]
- /ˌbaɪˈlɪt ər əl/
- /baɪlˈɪtərəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-lit-er-uh l]
- /ˌbaɪˈlɪt ər əl/

Definitions of biliteral word

adjective biliteral consisting of two letters 3
adjective biliteral using or consisting of two letters. 1
adjective biliteral (of Semitic roots) having two consonants. 1
adjective biliteral Composed of two letters. 0
adjective biliteral Written in two different scripts. 0

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Origin of biliteral

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90; bi-1 + literal

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Parts of speech for Biliteral

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Biliteral

biliteral popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.

biliteral usage trend in Literature

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