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- [pal-meyt, -mit, pahl-, pah-meyt]
- /ˈpæl meɪt, -mɪt, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ meɪt/
- /ˈpæl.meɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pal-meyt, -mit, pahl-, pah-meyt]
- /ˈpæl meɪt, -mɪt, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ meɪt/
Definitions of palmate word
- adjective palmate shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler. 1
- adjective palmate Botany. having four or more lobes or leaflets radiating from a single point. 1
- adjective palmate Zoology. web-footed. 1
- adjective palmate Furniture. decorated with palmettes. (in furniture of the 17th century) having bands of semicircles enclosing a radiating leaf form. 1
- adjective palmate leaf, etc.: radiating outwards 1
- adjective palmate shaped like an open hand 0
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Origin of palmate
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60, palmate is from the Latin word palmātus shaped like a palm. See palm1, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Palmate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
palmate 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.
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