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- [hahy-oid]
- /ˈhaɪ ɔɪd/
- /hˈaɪɔɪdˌiən/
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- [hahy-oid]
- /ˈhaɪ ɔɪd/
Definitions of hyoidean word
- adjective hyoidean Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals. 1
- noun hyoidean the hyoid bone. 1
- adjective hyoidean hyoid. 0
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Origin of hyoidean
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < New Latin hȳoïdes < Greek hȳoeidḗs, shaped like the letter hypsilon (i.e. upsilon), equivalent to hȳ- (derivative of letter name hŷ, variant of ŷ; see upsilon) + -oeidēs -oid
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Parts of speech for Hyoidean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hyoidean 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".
hyoidean usage trend in Literature
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