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- [trav-ers, truh-vurs]
- /ˈtræv ərs, trəˈvɜrs/
- /ˌʌnˈtrævə(ː)səbl /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trav-ers, truh-vurs]
- /ˈtræv ərs, trəˈvɜrs/
Definitions of untraversable word
- verb with object untraversable to pass or move over, along, or through. 1
- verb with object untraversable to go to and fro over or along. 1
- verb with object untraversable to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the stream. 1
- verb with object untraversable to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an angle: The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain. 1
- verb with object untraversable to ski across (a hill or slope). 1
- verb with object untraversable to cause to move laterally. 1
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Origin of untraversable
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English traversen < Middle French traverser to cross < Late Latin trānsversāre, derivative of Latin trānsversus (see trans-, versus); (noun) Middle English travers(e) < Middle French traverse (< Latin trānsversa something lying across, feminine of trānsversus) and travers (< Latin trānsversum passage across, neuter of trānsversus)
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Parts of speech for Untraversable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
untraversable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
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