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ice-scoured

ice-scour
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahys skouuh r, skou-er]
    • /aɪs skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahys skouuh r, skou-er]
    • /aɪs skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər/

Definition of ice-scoured word

  • adjective ice-scoured noting an area having surface features resulting from scouring by an advancing ice sheet during glaciation. 1

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Origin of ice-scoured

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Ice-scoured

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ice-scoured popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% 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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