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- [in-teg-yuh-muh nt]
- /ɪnˈtɛg yə mənt/
- /ɪnˈteɡ.jə.mənt/
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- [in-teg-yuh-muh nt]
- /ɪnˈtɛg yə mənt/
Definitions of integument word
- noun integument a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 1
- noun integument any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. 1
- noun integument A tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant. 1
- noun integument the protective layer around an ovule that becomes the seed coat 0
- noun integument the outer protective layer or covering of an animal, such as skin or a cuticle 0
- noun integument a natural outer covering of the body or of a plant, including skin, shell, hide, husk, or rind 0
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Origin of integument
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, integument is from the Latin word integumentum a covering. See in-2, tegument
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Parts of speech for Integument
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integument popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
integument usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for integument
noun integument
- coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- pelt — to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
- skin — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- aril — an appendage on certain seeds, such as those of the yew and nutmeg, developed from or near the funicle of the ovule and often brightly coloured and fleshy
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