cylinder seal

cyl·in·der seal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sil-in-der seel]
- /ˈsɪl ɪn dər sil/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sil-in-der seel]
- /ˈsɪl ɪn dər sil/

Definitions of cylinder seal words

noun cylinder seal a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc 3
noun cylinder seal a small carved cylinder used especially by the ancient Mesopotamians to impress a design in wet clay. 1

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Origin of cylinder seal

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Cylinder seal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cylinder seal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% 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.

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