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holandric

hol·an·dric
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ho-lan-drik, hoh-]
    • /hɒˈlæn drɪk, hoʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ho-lan-drik, hoh-]
    • /hɒˈlæn drɪk, hoʊ-/

Definitions of holandric word

  • adjective holandric of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic). 1
  • noun holandric (genetics) (of a trait) Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son. 1
  • adjective holandric carried or located on a Y-chromosome, therefore passed on genetically from father to son 0

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Origin of holandric

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; hol- + Greek andrikós masculine, equivalent to andr- (stem of anḗr man) + -ikos -ic

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Parts of speech for Holandric

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

holandric popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% 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.

holandric usage trend in Literature

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