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- [dih-sen-der]
- /dɪˈsɛn dər/
- /dɪˈsendər/
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- [dih-sen-der]
- /dɪˈsɛn dər/
Definitions of descender word
- noun descender a person or thing that descends 3
- noun descender the portion of a letter, such as j, p, or y, below the level of the base of an x or n 3
- noun descender that part of a letter such as g or y, which descends below the line 3
- noun descender any such letter 3
- noun descender a person or thing that descends. 1
- noun descender Printing. the part of a lowercase letter that goes below the body. a letter having such a part, as p, q, j, or y. 1
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Origin of descender
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; descend + -er1
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Parts of speech for Descender
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
descender 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
descender usage trend in Literature
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