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- [roo-mat-ik]
- /rʊˈmæt ɪk/
- /ruː.ˈmæ.tɪks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roo-mat-ik]
- /rʊˈmæt ɪk/
Definitions of rheumatics word
- adjective rheumatics pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism. 1
- adjective rheumatics affected with or subject to rheumatism. 1
- noun rheumatics a person affected with rheumatism. 1
- abbreviation RHEUMATICS rheumatism 0
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Origin of rheumatics
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English reumatik < Latin rheumaticus < Greek rheumatikós, equivalent to rheumat- (stem of rheûma; see rheum) + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Rheumatics
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rheumatics popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
rheumatics usage trend in Literature
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