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suburbicarian

sub·ur·bi·car·i·an
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-bur-bi-kair-ee-uh n]
    • /səˌbɜr bɪˈkɛər i ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-bur-bi-kair-ee-uh n]
    • /səˌbɜr bɪˈkɛər i ən/

Definitions of suburbicarian word

  • adjective suburbicarian being near the city of Rome. 1
  • adjective suburbicarian designating any of the dioceses surrounding the city of Rome, each of which is under the jurisdiction of a cardinal-bishop. 1
  • adjective suburbicarian situated near the city of Rome: used esp of the dioceses surrounding Rome 0
  • adjective suburbicarian of or in the area around the city (specif., the city of Rome, Italy) 0
See all 4 definitions of suburbicarian

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Origin of suburbicarian

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Late Latin suburbicāri(us) (Latin suburb(ium) suburb + -ic(us) -ic + -ārius -ary) + -an

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Parts of speech for Suburbicarian

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Suburbicarian

suburbicarian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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