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bursa

bur·sa
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bur-suh]
    • /ˈbɜr sə/
    • /bˈɜːsə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bur-suh]
    • /ˈbɜr sə/

Definitions of bursa word

  • noun bursa a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints 3
  • noun bursa any saclike cavity or structure 3
  • noun bursa a city in NW Turkey: founded in the 2nd century bc; seat of Bithynian kings. Pop: 1 413 000 (2005 est) 3
  • noun bursa city in NW Turkey: capital of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th cent.: pop. 775,000 3
  • noun bursa a sac or pouchlike cavity, esp. one containing a fluid that reduces friction, as between a tendon and bone 3
  • noun plural bursa Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone. 1

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Origin of bursa

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
1795-1805; < New Latin, Late Latin bursa a bag, pouch, purse < Greek býrsa a skin, hide

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Parts of speech for Bursa

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bursa popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bursa usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bursa

noun bursa

  • crater — A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.
  • dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
  • decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
  • void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
  • vacuity — the state of being vacuous or without contents; vacancy; emptiness: the vacuity of the open sea.

Antonyms for bursa

noun bursa

  • bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
  • solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
  • closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
  • loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.

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