sealery

seal·er·y

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see-luh-ree]
- /ˈsi lə ri/
- /ˈsiː.lə.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see-luh-ree]
- /ˈsi lə ri/

Definitions of sealery word

noun plural sealery a place where seals are caught. 1
noun plural sealery the occupation of hunting or taking seals. 1
noun sealery the occupation of hunting seals 0
noun sealery any place where seals are regularly to be found, esp a seal rookery 0
noun sealery a place where seals are hunted 0
noun sealery the work of hunting seals 0

See all 6 definitions of sealery

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Origin of sealery

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; seal2 + -ery

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Parts of speech for Sealery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sealery

sealery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sealery usage trend in Literature

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