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stacte

stac·te
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stak-tee]
    • /ˈstæk ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stak-tee]
    • /ˈstæk ti/

Definitions of stacte word

  • noun stacte one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34. 1
  • noun stacte one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense (Exodus 30:34) 0
  • noun stacte a spice used by the ancient Hebrews in preparing incense: Ex. 30:34 0

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Origin of stacte

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin stactē myrrh < Greek staktḗ, feminine of staktós trickling (verbid of stázein to fall in drops)

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Parts of speech for Stacte

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stacte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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.

stacte usage trend in Literature

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