Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-des-uh]
- /ɪˈdɛs ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ih-des-uh]
- /ɪˈdɛs ə/
Definitions of edessa word
- noun edessa an ancient city in NW Mesopotamia, on the modern site of Urfa: an early center of Christianity; the capital of a principality under the Crusaders. 1
- noun edessa an ancient city on the N edge of the Syrian plateau, founded as a Macedonian colony by Seleucus I: a centre of early Christianity 0
- noun edessa a market town in Greece: ancient capital of Macedonia. Pop (municipality): 25 729 (2001) 0
- noun edessa ancient city in NW Mesopotamia, on the site of modern Urfa (Turkey) 0
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Parts of speech for Edessa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
edessa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
edessa usage trend in Literature
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