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- [kok-lee-it, -eyt or kok-lee--ey-tid]
- /ˈkɒk li ɪt, -ˌeɪt or ˈkɒk li ˌeɪ tɪd/
- /kˈɒtʃliːˌeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kok-lee-it, -eyt or kok-lee--ey-tid]
- /ˈkɒk li ɪt, -ˌeɪt or ˈkɒk li ˌeɪ tɪd/
Definitions of cochleate word
- adjective cochleate shaped like a snail's shell; spirally twisted 3
- adjective cochleate shaped like the shell of a snail 3
- adjective cochleate shaped like a snail shell; spiral. 1
- adjective cochleate Having the form of a snail's shell; spiral; turbinated. 0
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Origin of cochleate
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < Latin cochleātus spiral, equivalent to cochle(a) cochlea + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Cochleate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cochleate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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