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- [trahy-jem-uh-nl]
- /traɪˈdʒɛm ə nl/
- /traɪdʒˈemɪnəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trahy-jem-uh-nl]
- /traɪˈdʒɛm ə nl/
Definitions of trigeminal word
- adjective trigeminal of or relating to the trigeminal nerve. 1
- noun trigeminal Also called trigeminal nerve. either one of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of mastication, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the head and face to the brain. 1
- adjective trigeminal of or relating to the trigeminal nerve 0
- adjective trigeminal designating or of either of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, each of which divides into three branches supplying the head and face 0
- noun trigeminal a trigeminal nerve 0
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Origin of trigeminal
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < New Latin trigemin(us) (Latin: triple, equivalent to tri- tri- + geminus twin, double) + -al1
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Parts of speech for Trigeminal
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preposition
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trigeminal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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".
trigeminal usage trend in Literature
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