Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sil-is]
- /ˈsɪl ɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sil-is]
- /ˈsɪl ɪs/
Definitions of cilice word
- noun cilice a haircloth fabric or garment 3
- noun cilice hair shirt 3
- noun cilice a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt. 1
- noun cilice haircloth. 1
- noun cilice A hair shirt. 1
- noun cilice A hairshirt. 0
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Origin of cilice
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; < Middle French; replacing Old English cilic < Latin cilicium < Greek kilíkion, neuter of kilíkios Cilician, so called because first made of Cilician goathair
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Parts of speech for Cilice
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cilice popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% 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.
cilice usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with cilice
- what is a cilice?
- how to make a cilice?