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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-sep-tuh-kuh l]
- /rɪˈsɛp tə kəl/
- /rɪˈsep.tə.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ri-sep-tuh-kuh l]
- /rɪˈsɛp tə kəl/
Definitions of receptacle word
- noun receptacle a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash. 1
- noun receptacle Botany. the modified or expanded portion of the stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head. 1
- noun receptacle Electricity. a contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of a portable lamp, appliance, or other electric device by means of a plug and flexible cord. 1
- noun receptacle container 1
- countable noun receptacle A receptacle is an object which you use to put or keep things in. 0
- noun receptacle an object that holds something; container 0
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Origin of receptacle
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; Middle English (< Old French) < Latin receptāculum reservoir, equivalent to receptā(re) to take again, receive back (frequentative of recipere to receive) + -culum -cle2
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Parts of speech for Receptacle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
receptacle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
receptacle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for receptacle
noun receptacle
- addressee — The addressee of a letter or parcel is the person or company that it is addressed to.
- addressees — the person, company, or the like to whom a piece of mail is addressed.
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- aluminum — a silvery, lightweight, easily worked, metallic chemical element that resists corrosion and is found abundantly, but only in combination: symbol, Al; at. no., 13
- ambry — a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc
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