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non-irrigated

ir·ri·gate
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ir-i-geyt]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌɪr.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ir-i-geyt]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌɪr.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Definitions of non-irrigated word

  • verb with object non-irrigated to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying. 1
  • verb with object non-irrigated Medicine/Medical. to supply or wash (an orifice, wound, etc.) with a spray or a flow of some liquid. 1
  • verb with object non-irrigated to moisten; wet. 1

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Origin of non-irrigated

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin irrigātus, past participle of irrigāre to wet, flood, nourish with water, equivalent to ir- ir-1 + rigā- (stem of rigāre to provide with water, soak) + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Non-irrigated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

non-irrigated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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