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strophulus

stroph·u·lus
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [strof-yuh-luh s]
    • /ˈstrɒf yə ləs/
    • /strˈɒfjʊləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [strof-yuh-luh s]
    • /ˈstrɒf yə ləs/

Definitions of strophulus word

  • noun strophulus a papular eruption of the skin, especially in infants, occurring in several forms and usually harmless. 1
  • noun strophulus a type of skin inflammation found mostly in small children 0

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Origin of strophulus

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < New Latin < Greek stróph(os) twine + Latin -ulus -ule

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Parts of speech for Strophulus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

strophulus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% 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.

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