Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tes-teez]
- /ˈtɛs tiz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tes-teez]
- /ˈtɛs tiz/
Definitions of testes word
- noun testes plural of testis. 1
- noun plural testes the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum. 1
- abbreviation TESTES testis 0
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Origin of testes
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Latin: “witness, spectator, testicle.” The sense “male gonad” is a loan translation from Greek parastátēs “bystander, supporter (at law),” in medical usage (in the dual and plural) “the (pair of) glands lying side by side, the testicles” (equivalent to para- para-1 + the combining form -statēs, from histánai “to make stand.”) Compare Greekprostátēs “one who stands in front, ruler,” in medical usage “the gland lying in front, the prostate”
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Parts of speech for Testes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
testes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
testes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for testes
noun testes
- ballocks — (nonce, used only by James Joyce) Alternative form of bollocks.
- cullion — a despicable person
- family jewels — a man's genitals
- genitalia — The genitals.
- genitals — Synonym of genitalia.
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