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parotic

pa·ro·tic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-roh-tik, -rot-ik]
    • /pəˈroʊ tɪk, -ˈrɒt ɪk/
    • /parˈɒtɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-roh-tik, -rot-ik]
    • /pəˈroʊ tɪk, -ˈrɒt ɪk/

Definitions of parotic word

  • adjective parotic situated about or near the ear. 1
  • adjective parotic situated near the ear 0

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Origin of parotic

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < New Latin parōticus < Greek par- par- + ōtikós of the ear; see oto-, ic

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Parts of speech for Parotic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

parotic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% 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.

parotic usage trend in Literature

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