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durmast

dur·mast
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dur-mast, -mahst]
    • /ˈdɜrˌmæst, -ˌmɑst/
    • /ˈdɜːmaʌõst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dur-mast, -mahst]
    • /ˈdɜrˌmæst, -ˌmɑst/

Definitions of durmast word

  • noun durmast a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings. 1
  • noun durmast a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns 0
  • noun durmast the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork 0
  • noun durmast any of several European oaks valued for their heavy, tough wood 0

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Origin of durmast

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; short for durmast oak, perhaps erroneously for dunmast oak; see dun2, mast2

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Parts of speech for Durmast

noun
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durmast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.

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