piacular

pi·ac·u·lar

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pahy-ak-yuh-ler]
- /paɪˈæk yə lər/
- /pˈaɪəkjˌʊlə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahy-ak-yuh-ler]
- /paɪˈæk yə lər/

Definitions of piacular word

adjective piacular expiatory; atoning; reparatory. 1
adjective piacular requiring expiation; sinful or wicked. 1
adjective piacular making expiation for a sacrilege 0
adjective piacular requiring expiation 0
adjective piacular making atonement; expiatory 0
adjective piacular calling for expiation or atonement; sinful; wicked 0

See all 6 definitions of piacular

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Origin of piacular

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; < Latin piāculāris atoning, equivalent to piācul(um) a means of atoning (piā(re) to appease, derivative of pius pious + -culum -cule2) + -āris -ar1

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Parts of speech for Piacular

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Piacular

piacular popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

piacular usage trend in Literature

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