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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nawt-l-uh s, not-]
- /ˈnɔt l əs, ˈnɒt-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nawt-l-uh s, not-]
- /ˈnɔt l əs, ˈnɒt-/
Definitions of nautili word
- noun plural nautili Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa. 1
- noun plural nautili paper nautilus. 1
- noun plural nautili (initial capital letter) the first nuclear-powered submarine launched by the U.S. Navy. 1
- noun nautili Plural form of nautilus. 1
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Origin of nautili
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin < Greek nautílos paper nautilus, literally, sailor, derivative of naûs ship; the webbed dorsal arms of the paper nautilus were thought to have been used as sails
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Parts of speech for Nautili
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nautili popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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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