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ursuline

Ur·su·line
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ur-suh-lin, -lahyn, -leen, urs-yoo-]
    • /ˈɜr sə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn, -ˌlin, ˈɜrs yʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ur-suh-lin, -lahyn, -leen, urs-yoo-]
    • /ˈɜr sə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn, -ˌlin, ˈɜrs yʊ-/

Definitions of ursuline word

  • noun ursuline Roman Catholic Church. a member of an order of nuns founded at Brescia, Italy, about 1537, devoted to teaching. 1
  • adjective ursuline of or relating to the Ursulines. 1
  • noun ursuline a member of an order of nuns devoted to teaching in the Roman Catholic Church: founded in 1537 at Brescia 0
  • adjective ursuline of or relating to this order 0
  • noun ursuline any member of a teaching order of nuns founded in 1535 0
  • adjective ursuline of this order 0

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Origin of ursuline

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
1685-95; Saint Ursul(a) + -ine1

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Parts of speech for Ursuline

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ursuline popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ursuline usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with ursuline

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