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costate

cos·tate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kos-tuh t, kaw-steyt]
    • /ˈkɒs tət, ˈkɔ steɪt/
    • /kˈɒsteɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kos-tuh t, kaw-steyt]
    • /ˈkɒs tət, ˈkɔ steɪt/

Definitions of costate word

  • adjective costate having ribs 3
  • adjective costate (of leaves) having veins or ridges, esp parallel ones 3
  • adjective costate having ribs or riblike ridges 3
  • adjective costate Anatomy. having ribs. 1
  • adjective costate (of mosses) having a midrib or costa. 1
  • adjective costate Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs. 0

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Origin of costate

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; < Latin costātus having ribs, ribbed, equivalent to cost(a) rib + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Costate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

costate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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