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- [ruhf-ij]
- /ˈrʌf ɪdʒ/
- /ˈrʌf.ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhf-ij]
- /ˈrʌf ɪdʒ/
Definitions of roughage word
- noun roughage rough or coarse material. 1
- noun roughage any coarse, rough food for livestock. 1
- noun roughage fiber (def 9). 1
- noun roughage dietary fibre 1
- uncountable noun roughage Roughage consists of the tough parts of vegetables and grains that help you to digest your food and help your bowels to work properly. 0
- noun roughage the coarse indigestible constituents of food or fodder, which provide bulk to the diet and promote normal bowel function 0
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Origin of roughage
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; rough + -age
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Parts of speech for Roughage
noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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roughage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
roughage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roughage
noun roughage
- health food — any natural food popularly believed to promote or sustain good health, as by containing vital nutrients, being grown without the use of pesticides, or having a low sodium or fat content.
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