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petroglyph

pet·ro·glyph
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pe-truh-glif]
    • /ˈpɛ trəˌglɪf/
    • /pˈetrəɡlˌɪf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pe-truh-glif]
    • /ˈpɛ trəˌglɪf/

Definitions of petroglyph word

  • noun petroglyph a drawing or carving on rock, made by a member of a prehistoric people. 1
  • noun petroglyph a drawing or carving on rock, esp a prehistoric one 0
  • noun petroglyph a rock carving, esp. a prehistoric one 0

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Origin of petroglyph

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
From the French word pétroglyphe, dating back to 1865-70. See petro-1, glyph

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Parts of speech for Petroglyph

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

petroglyph popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

petroglyph usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with petroglyph

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