Transcription
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- [suh-rinj, sir-inj]
- /səˈrɪndʒ, ˈsɪr ɪndʒ/
- /sɪˈrɪndʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suh-rinj, sir-inj]
- /səˈrɪndʒ, ˈsɪr ɪndʒ/
Definitions of syringes word
- noun syringes a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc. 1
- noun syringes any similar device for pumping and spraying liquids through a small aperture. 1
- verb with object syringes to cleanse, wash, inject, etc., by means of a syringe. 1
- noun plural syringes Ornithology. the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi. 1
- noun plural syringes (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a mountain nymph of Arcadia who was transformed, in order to protect her chastity from Pan, into the reed from which Pan then made the panpipe. 1
- noun plural syringes a panpipe. 1
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Origin of syringes
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; new singular formed from Late Latin sȳringēs, plural of sȳrinx syrinx; replacing late Middle English syring < Medieval Latin syringa
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Parts of speech for Syringes
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syringes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
syringes usage trend in Literature
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