passionary

pas·sion·ar·y

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pash-uh-ner-ee]
- /ˈpæʃ əˌnɛr i/
- /ˈpæ.ʃnə.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pash-uh-ner-ee]
- /ˈpæʃ əˌnɛr i/

Definitions of passionary word

noun plural passionary passional (def 3). 1
noun passionary a book containing details of the suffering of saints and martyrs 0

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Origin of passionary

First appearance:

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

1490-1500; < Medieval Latin passiōnārium, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn- passion + Latin -ārium -ary

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Parts of speech for Passionary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Passionary

passionary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

passionary usage trend in Literature

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