red coral

red cor·al

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red kawr-uh l, kor-]
- /rɛd ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red kawr-uh l, kor-]
- /rɛd ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr-/

Definitions of red coral words

noun red coral any of several alcyonarian corals of the genus Corallium, as C. nobile, of the Mediterranean Sea, having a red or pink skeleton, used for jewelry. 1
noun red coral any of several corals of the genus Corallium, the skeletons of which are pinkish-red in colour and used to make ornaments, etc 0
noun red coral any of various gorgonian corals of warm seas; esp., a species (Corallium nobile) often taken from the Mediterranean region, whose smooth, hard, blood-red skeleton is used for jewelry 0

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Origin of red coral

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325

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red coral 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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