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cephalate

ceph·a·late
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sef-uh-lit, -leyt]
    • /ˈsɛf ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
    • /sˈefəlˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sef-uh-lit, -leyt]
    • /ˈsɛf ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

Definitions of cephalate word

  • adjective cephalate (of living organisms) possessing a head or headlike feature 3
  • adjective cephalate having a head or headlike part. 1
  • noun cephalate (zoology) Having a head. 1

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Origin of cephalate

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; cephal- + -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cephalate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cephalate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cephalate usage trend in Literature

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