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diphtheritic

diph·the·rit·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dif-thuh-rit-ik, dip-]
    • /ˌdɪf θəˈrɪt ɪk, ˌdɪp-/
    • /dɪf.θə.ˈrɪ.tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dif-thuh-rit-ik, dip-]
    • /ˌdɪf θəˈrɪt ɪk, ˌdɪp-/

Definitions of diphtheritic word

  • adjective diphtheritic pertaining to diphtheria. 1
  • adjective diphtheritic affected by diphtheria. 1
  • noun diphtheritic (medicine) Resembling or related to diphtheria. 1
  • adjective diphtheritic of, characteristic of, or like diphtheria 0
  • adjective diphtheritic having diphtheria 0
See all 5 definitions of diphtheritic

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Origin of diphtheritic

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; earlier diphtherit(is) (see diphtheria, -itis) + -ic

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Parts of speech for Diphtheritic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Diphtheritic

diphtheritic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% 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.

diphtheritic usage trend in Literature

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