phylactic

phy·lac·tic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fi-lak-tik]
- /fɪˈlæk tɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fi-lak-tik]
- /fɪˈlæk tɪk/

Definitions of phylactic word

adjective phylactic defending or protecting, especially from disease. 1
adjective phylactic defending or protecting against disease 0

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Origin of phylactic

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; < Greek phylaktikós preservative, equivalent to phylakt(ós) guarding (verbid of phylássein to guard) + -ikos -ic. See prophylactic

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Parts of speech for Phylactic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Phylactic

phylactic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% 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.

phylactic usage trend in Literature

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