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nacre

na·cre
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ney-ker]
    • /ˈneɪ kər/
    • /ˈneɪkə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ney-ker]
    • /ˈneɪ kər/

Definitions of nacre word

  • noun nacre mother-of-pearl. 1
  • noun nacre mother-of-pearl 0

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Origin of nacre

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Medieval Latin nacrum, nacer, variant of nacara < Old Italian naccara kind of drum, nacre < Arabic naqqārah drum

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Parts of speech for Nacre

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nacre popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for nacre

noun nacre

  • seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
  • jewel — a female given name.
  • margarite — Mineralogy. a gray, pink, or yellow mica, occurring in brittle monoclinic crystals. an aggregate of small, rudimentary crystals resembling minute globules in a row: found in glassy volcanic rocks.
  • gem — a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.

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