Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhspt]
- /kʌspt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhspt]
- /kʌspt/
Definitions of cusped word
- adjective cusped having a cusp or cusps; cusplike. 1
- noun cusped Having a cusp; pointed. 1
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Origin of cusped
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; cusp + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Cusped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cusped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% 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.
cusped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cusped
adj cusped
- aciculate — having aciculae
- acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- cuspidate — having a cusp or cusps
- pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.
adjective cusped
- aciculated — Alternative form of aciculate.
- cuspated — Ending in a point.
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