southeaster

south·east·er

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [south-ee-ster; Nautical sou-ee-ster]
- /ˌsaʊθˈi stər; Nautical ˌsaʊˈi stər/
- /saʊθ.ˈiː.stə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [south-ee-ster; Nautical sou-ee-ster]
- /ˌsaʊθˈi stər; Nautical ˌsaʊˈi stər/

Definitions of southeaster word

noun southeaster a wind or storm from the southeast. 1
noun southeaster a strong wind or storm from the southeast 0
noun southeaster a storm or strong wind from the southeast 0

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Origin of southeaster

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; southeast + -er1

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Parts of speech for Southeaster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Southeaster

southeaster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% 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.

southeaster usage trend in Literature

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