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- [bur-suh]
- /ˈbɜr sə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bur-suh]
- /ˈbɜr sə/
Definitions of bursae word
- noun plural bursae Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone. 1
- noun bursae plural of bursa. 0
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Origin of bursae
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 Bursae
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bursae 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.
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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bursae
noun bursae
- 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 bursae
noun bursae
- 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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