tramontane

tra·mon·tane

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [truh-mon-teyn, tram-uh n-teyn]
- /trəˈmɒn teɪn, ˈtræm ənˌteɪn/
- /træ.ˈmɒn.teɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truh-mon-teyn, tram-uh n-teyn]
- /trəˈmɒn teɪn, ˈtræm ənˌteɪn/

Definitions of tramontane word

adjective tramontane being or situated beyond the mountains. 1
adjective tramontane beyond the Alps as viewed from Italy; transalpine. 1
adjective tramontane of, relating to, or coming from the other side of the mountains. 1
adjective tramontane foreign; barbarous. 1
noun tramontane a person who lives beyond the mountains: formerly applied by the Italians to the peoples beyond the Alps, and by the latter to the Italians. 1
noun tramontane a foreigner; outlander; barbarian. 1

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Origin of tramontane

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50 for an earlier sense; 1585-95 for def 5; Middle English tramountayne pole star < Italian tramontano < Latin trānsmontānus beyond the mountains. See trans-, mount2, -an

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Parts of speech for Tramontane

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

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tramontane popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% 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.

tramontane usage trend in Literature

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