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- [ki-rop-uh-dee, kahy- or, often, shuh-]
- /kɪˈrɒp ə di, kaɪ- or, often, ʃə-/
- /kɪˈrɒp.ə.dɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ki-rop-uh-dee, kahy- or, often, shuh-]
- /kɪˈrɒp ə di, kaɪ- or, often, ʃə-/
Definitions of chiropody word
- uncountable noun chiropody Chiropody is the professional treatment and care of people's feet. 3
- noun chiropody the treatment of the feet, esp the treatment of corns, verrucas, etc 3
- noun chiropody treatment of hand and foot ailments, esp. corns, warts, etc. 3
- noun chiropody podiatry 3
- noun chiropody podiatry. 1
- noun chiropody (medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands). 1
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Origin of chiropody
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; chiro- + -pody; see -pod, -y3
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Parts of speech for Chiropody
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chiropody popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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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