periapt

per·i·apt

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [per-ee-apt]
- /ˈpɛr iˌæpt/
- /ˈpe.rɪæpt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-ee-apt]
- /ˈpɛr iˌæpt/

Definitions of periapt word

noun periapt an amulet. 1
noun periapt a charm or amulet 0
noun periapt amulet 0

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Origin of periapt

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

1575-85; < Greek períapton amulet, noun use of neuter of períaptos hung around, equivalent to peri- peri- + (h)aptós, verbid of háptein to fasten

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Parts of speech for Periapt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Periapt

periapt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

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Synonyms for periapt

noun periapt

fetish — an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
mascot — an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck: The U.S. Navy mascot is a goat.
juju — an object venerated superstitiously and used as a fetish or amulet by tribal peoples of West Africa.
zemi — Any of various local deities, human or animal and represented by small idols, once worshipped by the Caribbean peoples of the Taino culture.

All 4 Synonyms of periapt