sclerous

scle·rous

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skleer-uh s, skler-]
- /ˈsklɪər əs, ˈsklɛr-/
- /sklˈerəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skleer-uh s, skler-]
- /ˈsklɪər əs, ˈsklɛr-/

Definitions of sclerous word

adjective sclerous hard; firm; bony. 1
adjective sclerous hard; bony; indurated 0
adjective sclerous hard 0
adjective sclerous bony 0

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Origin of sclerous

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; scler- + -ous

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Parts of speech for Sclerous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sclerous

sclerous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.

sclerous usage trend in Literature

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