corroborant

cor·rob·o·rant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh-rob-er-uh nt]
- /kəˈrɒb ər ənt/
- /kə.ˈrɒ.bə.rənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-rob-er-uh nt]
- /kəˈrɒb ər ənt/

Definitions of corroborant word

adjective corroborant serving to corroborate 3
adjective corroborant strengthening 3
abbreviation CORROBORANT corroborating 3
noun corroborant a tonic 3
adjective corroborant corroborating; confirming. 1
adjective corroborant Archaic. strengthening; invigorating, as a medicine. 1

See all 10 definitions of corroborant

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Origin of corroborant

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

1620-30; < Latin corrōborant- (stem of corrōborāns) strengthening, present participle of corrōborāre. See corroborate, -ant

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Parts of speech for Corroborant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Corroborant

corroborant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% 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.

corroborant usage trend in Literature

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