hebdomad

heb·do·mad

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [heb-duh-mad]
- /ˈhɛb dəˌmæd/
- /ˈheb.dɒ.məd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heb-duh-mad]
- /ˈhɛb dəˌmæd/

Definitions of hebdomad word

noun hebdomad the number seven. 1
noun hebdomad a period of seven successive days; week. 1
noun hebdomad the number seven or a group of seven 0
noun hebdomad seven days; a week 0

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Origin of hebdomad

First appearance:

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

1535-45; < Latin hebdomad- < Greek (stem of hebdomás week), equivalent to hébdom(os) seventh (see hepta-) + -ad- -ad1

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Parts of speech for Hebdomad

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hebdomad

hebdomad popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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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Synonyms for hebdomad

noun hebdomad

heptad — the number seven.
septenary — of or relating to the number seven or forming a group of seven.
septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).

All 3 Synonyms of hebdomad