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- [sturps]
- /stɜrps/
- /stˈɜːps/
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- [sturps]
- /stɜrps/
Definitions of stirps word
- noun plural stirps a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent. 1
- noun plural stirps Law. a person from whom a family is descended. 1
- noun plural stirps Biology Now Rare. a family, superfamily, or permanent variety. 1
- noun stirps a line of descendants from a common ancestor. 1
- noun stirps a line of descendants from an ancestor; stock or strain 0
- noun stirps a race or variety, esp one in which the characters are maintained by cultivation 0
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Origin of stirps
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Latin: rootstock, trunk
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Parts of speech for Stirps
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stirps popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.
stirps usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stirps
noun stirps
- genealogy — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- genetics — Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- lineage — the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- forebears — Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
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