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sagittate

sag·it·tate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [saj-i-teyt]
    • /ˈsædʒ ɪˌteɪt/
    • /sˈadʒɪtˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [saj-i-teyt]
    • /ˈsædʒ ɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of sagittate word

  • adjective sagittate shaped like an arrowhead. 1
  • adjective sagittate (esp of leaves) shaped like the head of an arrow 0
  • adjective sagittate in the shape of an arrowhead, as some leaves 0

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Origin of sagittate

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
From the New Latin word sagittātus, dating back to 1750-60. See Sagitta, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Sagittate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sagittate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sagittate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sagittate

adj sagittate

  • acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.

adjective sagittate

  • arrowlike — resembling an arrow
  • edged — having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword.

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