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staghorn

stag·horn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stag-hawrn]
    • /ˈstægˌhɔrn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stag-hawrn]
    • /ˈstægˌhɔrn/

Definitions of staghorn word

  • noun staghorn a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like. 1
  • noun staghorn staghorn coral. 1
  • adjective staghorn made of or decorated with staghorn: a knife with a staghorn handle. 1

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Origin of staghorn

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; stag + horn

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Staghorn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

staghorn popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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.

staghorn usage trend in Literature

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