matronalia

Ma·tron·al·i·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-truh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh, ma-]
- /ˌmeɪ trəˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə, ˌmæ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-truh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh, ma-]
- /ˌmeɪ trəˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə, ˌmæ-/

Definition of matronalia word

noun plural matronalia an annual festival of ancient Rome held by matrons in honor of Juno. 1

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Origin of matronalia

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; < Latin Mātrōnālia (festa), neuter plural of mātrōnālis of, belonging to a married woman. See matron, -al1

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Parts of speech for Matronalia

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adverb

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matronalia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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.

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