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retromingency

ret·ro·min·gent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [re-troh-min-juh nt]
    • /ˌrɛ troʊˈmɪn dʒənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [re-troh-min-juh nt]
    • /ˌrɛ troʊˈmɪn dʒənt/

Definitions of retromingency word

  • adjective retromingency urinating backward because of bodily configuration: The lion is a retromingent animal. 1
  • noun retromingency an animal that urinates backward. 1
  • noun retromingency the state or quality of being retromingent 0
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Origin of retromingency

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; retro- + Latin mingent- stem of mingens), present participle of mingere to urinate

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Parts of speech for Retromingency

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Retromingency

retromingency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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