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suspensory

sus·pen·so·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-spen-suh-ree]
    • /səˈspɛn sə ri/
    • /səˈspens.ə.ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-spen-suh-ree]
    • /səˈspɛn sə ri/

Definitions of suspensory word

  • noun plural suspensory a supporting bandage, muscle, ligament, etc. 1
  • adjective suspensory serving as a suspensory. 1
  • adjective suspensory suspending the operation of something. 1
  • noun suspensory a ligament or muscle that holds a structure or part in position 0
  • noun suspensory a bandage, sling, etc, for supporting a dependent part 0
  • adjective suspensory suspending or supporting 0

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Origin of suspensory

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin suspēns(us) (see suspense) + -ory1

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Parts of speech for Suspensory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

suspensory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% 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.

suspensory usage trend in Literature

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