Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klahyn]
- /klaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klahyn]
- /klaɪn/
Definitions of clinally word
- noun clinally Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species. 1
- noun clinally Linguistics. (in systemic linguistics) a scale of continuous gradation; continuum. 1
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Origin of clinally
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; < Greek klī́nein to lean1
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Parts of speech for Clinally
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clinally popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
clinally usage trend in Literature
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