cirrous

cir·rose

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [seer-ohs, si-rohs]
- /ˈsɪər oʊs, sɪˈroʊs/
- /ˈsɪ.rəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seer-ohs, si-rohs]
- /ˈsɪər oʊs, sɪˈroʊs/

Definitions of cirrous word

adjective cirrous having a cirrus or cirri. 1
adjective cirrous resembling cirri. 1
noun cirrous (botany, zoology) Pertaining to cirri; having filaments, fibrous. 1
adjective cirrous Pertaining to cirrus clouds. 0

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Origin of cirrous

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

From the New Latin word cirrōsus, dating back to 1650-60. See cirro-, -ose1

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Parts of speech for Cirrous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cirrous

cirrous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

cirrous usage trend in Literature

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