curtal

cur·tal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kur-tl]
- /ˈkɜr tl/
- /kˈɜːtəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kur-tl]
- /ˈkɜr tl/

Definitions of curtal word

adjective curtal cut short 3
adjective curtal (of friars) wearing a short frock 3
noun curtal an animal whose tail has been docked 3
noun curtal something that is cut short 3
adjective curtal shortened; curtailed 3
noun curtal a horse with a docked tail 3

See all 17 definitions of curtal

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Origin of curtal

First appearance:

before 1500

One of the 26% oldest English words

1500-10; earlier courtault < Middle French, equivalent to court short (see curt) + -ault, variant of -ald noun suffix; see ribald

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Parts of speech for Curtal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Curtal

curtal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

curtal usage trend in Literature

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