tunicle

tu·ni·cle

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [too-ni-kuh l, tyoo-]
- /ˈtu nɪ kəl, ˈtyu-/
- /tjˈuːnɪkəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-ni-kuh l, tyoo-]
- /ˈtu nɪ kəl, ˈtyu-/

Definitions of tunicle word

noun tunicle a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops. 1
noun tunicle the liturgical vestment worn by the subdeacon and bishops at High Mass and other religious ceremonies 0
noun tunicle tunic (sense 4) 0

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Origin of tunicle

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin tunicula, equivalent to tunic(a) tunic + -ula -ule

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Parts of speech for Tunicle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tunicle

tunicle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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.

tunicle usage trend in Literature

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