souterrain

sou·ter·rain

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-tuh-reyn, soo-tuh-reyn]
- /ˌsu təˈreɪn, ˈsu təˌreɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-tuh-reyn, soo-tuh-reyn]
- /ˌsu təˈreɪn, ˈsu təˌreɪn/

Definitions of souterrain word

noun souterrain a subterranean passage or structure; grotto. 1
noun souterrain an underground chamber or passage 0

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Origin of souterrain

First appearance:

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

1725-35; < French: literally, underground, calque of Latin subterrāneus; see sous-sous, terrain

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Parts of speech for Souterrain

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Souterrain

souterrain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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.

souterrain usage trend in Literature

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