tridentate

tri·den·tate

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trahy-den-teyt]
- /traɪˈdɛn teɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trahy-den-teyt]
- /traɪˈdɛn teɪt/

Definitions of tridentate word

adjective tridentate having three teeth or toothlike parts or processes. 1
adjective tridentate having three prongs, teeth, or points 0
adjective tridentate having three teeth, prongs, or points 0

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Origin of tridentate

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1745-55; trident + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Tridentate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tridentate

tridentate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

tridentate usage trend in Literature

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