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pastose

pas·tose
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pa-stohs]
    • /pæˈstoʊs/
    • /pˈastəʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pa-stohs]
    • /pæˈstoʊs/

Definition of pastose word

  • adjective pastose having a heavy impasto. 1

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Origin of pastose

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85, pastose is from the Italian word pastoso doughy. See paste, -ose1

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Parts of speech for Pastose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pastose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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.

pastose usage trend in Literature

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