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- [kom-uh-shoo r, -shur]
- /ˈkɒm əˌʃʊər, -ˌʃɜr/
- /ˈkɒm.ɪ.sjʊə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kom-uh-shoo r, -shur]
- /ˈkɒm əˌʃʊər, -ˌʃɜr/
Definitions of commissure word
- noun commissure a band of tissue linking two parts or organs, such as the nervous tissue connecting the right and left sides of the brain in vertebrates 3
- noun commissure any of various joints between parts, as between the carpels, leaf lobes, etc, of a plant 3
- noun commissure a line where two parts join or unite; joint; seam 3
- noun commissure the area where symmetrical parts join, as of the lips or of the brain's hemispheres 3
- noun commissure a joint; seam; suture. 1
- noun commissure Botany. the joint or face by which one carpel coheres with another. 1
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Origin of commissure
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin commissūra, equivalent to commiss(us) (see commissary) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Commissure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
commissure 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
commissure usage trend in Literature
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- what is the anterior commissure?
- what is anterior commissure?
- what does the anterior commissure do?
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