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- [ek-top-ik]
- /ɛkˈtɒp ɪk/
- /ek.ˈtɒ.pɪk/
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- [ek-top-ik]
- /ɛkˈtɒp ɪk/
Definitions of ectopic word
- adjective ectopic occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced. 1
- noun ectopic In an abnormal place or position. 1
- adjective ectopic An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg becomes implanted outside a woman's womb, for example in one of her fallopian tubes. 0
- adjective ectopic Relating to ectopia. 0
- adjective ectopic (comparable, medicine) Being out of place, having an abnormal position. 0
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Origin of ectopic
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; ectop(ia) + -ic
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ectopic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ectopic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ectopic usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for ectopic
adj ectopic
- reinstated — to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state: to reinstate the ousted chairman.
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See also
Matching words
- Words starting with e
- Words starting with ec
- Words starting with ect
- Words starting with ecto
- Words starting with ectop
- Words starting with ectopi
- Words starting with ectopic