intergrade

in·ter·grade

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun in-ter-greyd; verb in-ter-greyd]
- /noun ˈɪn tərˌgreɪd; verb ˌɪn tərˈgreɪd/
- /ˌɪntəɡrˈeɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun in-ter-greyd; verb in-ter-greyd]
- /noun ˈɪn tərˌgreɪd; verb ˌɪn tərˈgreɪd/

Definitions of intergrade word

noun intergrade an intermediate grade, form, stage, etc. 1
verb without object intergrade to merge gradually, one into another, as different species through evolution. 1
noun intergrade Pass into another form by a series of intervening forms. 1
verb intergrade (esp of biological species, etc) to merge one into another 0
noun intergrade an intermediate stage or form 0
intransitive verb intergrade to pass into another form or kind by a series of intermediate grades 0

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Origin of intergrade

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; inter- + grade

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Parts of speech for Intergrade

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Intergrade

intergrade popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

intergrade usage trend in Literature

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