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patriarchal cross

pa·tri·ar·chal cross
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pey-tree-ahr-kuh l kraws, kros]
    • /ˌpeɪ triˈɑr kəl krɔs, krɒs/
    • /ˌpeɪ.triˈɑː.kəl krɒs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-tree-ahr-kuh l kraws, kros]
    • /ˌpeɪ triˈɑr kəl krɔs, krɒs/

Definitions of patriarchal cross words

  • noun patriarchal cross a Latin cross having a shorter crosspiece above the customary one. 1
  • noun patriarchal cross a cross with two high horizontal bars, the upper one shorter than the lower 0

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Origin of patriarchal cross

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85

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Parts of speech for Patriarchal cross

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

patriarchal cross popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

patriarchal cross usage trend in Literature

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