polydipsia

pol·y·dip·si·a

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pol-ee-dip-see-uh]
- /ˌpɒl iˈdɪp si ə/
- /pˌɒlɪdˈɪpsiə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-ee-dip-see-uh]
- /ˌpɒl iˈdɪp si ə/

Definitions of polydipsia word

noun polydipsia excessive thirst. 1
noun polydipsia excessive thirst 0

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Origin of polydipsia

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < New Latin < Greek polydíps(ios) very thirsty (poly- poly- + díps(a) thirst + -ios adj. suffix) + -ia -ia

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Parts of speech for Polydipsia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Polydipsia

polydipsia 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.

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