spelean

spe·lae·an

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spi-lee-uh n]
- /spɪˈli ən/
- /spˈeliən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spi-lee-uh n]
- /spɪˈli ən/

Definition of spelean word

adjective spelean of, relating to, or inhabiting a cave or caves. 1

Just one definition for spelean

Information block about the term

Origin of spelean

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < New Latin spēlae(us) (adj. derivative of Latin spēlaeum cave < Greek spḗlaion) + -an

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spelean

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spelean

spelean 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

spelean usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer