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- [ek-tl]
- /ˈɛk tl/
- /ˈektəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ek-tl]
- /ˈɛk tl/
Definition of ectal word
- adjective ectal external; outer; on the surface of. 1
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Origin of ectal
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; ect- + -al1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ectal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ectal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.