Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhs-pi-deyt or kuhs-pi-dey-tid]
- /ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪt or ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪ tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhs-pi-deyt or kuhs-pi-dey-tid]
- /ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪt or ˈkʌs pɪˌdeɪ tɪd/
Definitions of cuspidate word
- adjective cuspidate having a cusp or cusps 3
- adjective cuspidate (esp of leaves) narrowing to a point 3
- adjective cuspidate having a short, abrupt point, as some leaves 3
- adjective cuspidate having a cusp or cusps. 1
- adjective cuspidate furnished with or ending in a sharp and stiff point or cusp: cuspidate leaves; a cuspidate tooth. 1
- noun cuspidate Having a cusp. 1
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Origin of cuspidate
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
1685-95; < New Latin cuspidātus, equivalent to Latin cuspid- (see cuspid) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Cuspidate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cuspidate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% 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.
cuspidate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cuspidate
adj cuspidate
- 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'.
- cuspate — having a cusp or cusps
- pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.
adjective cuspidate
- aciculated — Alternative form of aciculate.
- cuspated — Ending in a point.
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