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porion

po·ri·on
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pawr-ee-on, pohr-]
    • /ˈpɔr iˌɒn, ˈpoʊr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pawr-ee-on, pohr-]
    • /ˈpɔr iˌɒn, ˈpoʊr-/

Definition of porion word

  • noun plural porion the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus. 1

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Origin of porion

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; < New Latin < Greek pór(os) passage, way (see pore2) + -ion diminutive suffix

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Parts of speech for Porion

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

porion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.

porion usage trend in Literature

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