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saxatile

sax·a·tile
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sak-suh-til]
    • /ˈsæk sə tɪl/
    • /sˈaksətˌaɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sak-suh-til]
    • /ˈsæk sə tɪl/

Definitions of saxatile word

  • adjective saxatile living or growing on or among rocks. 1
  • adjective saxatile growing on or living among rocks 0
  • abbreviation SAXATILE saxicolous 0

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Origin of saxatile

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Latin saxātilis frequenting rocks, equivalent to sax(um) rock + -āt- formative suffix + -ilis -ile

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Parts of speech for Saxatile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

saxatile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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.

saxatile usage trend in Literature

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