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venetic

Ve·net·ic
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vuh-net-ik]
    • /vəˈnɛt ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vuh-net-ik]
    • /vəˈnɛt ɪk/

Definitions of venetic word

  • noun venetic an Indo-European language of NE Italy, possibly belonging to the Italic branch, known from inscriptions from the 4th to 2nd centuries b.c. 1
  • noun venetic an ancient language of NE Italy, usually regarded as belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family. It is recorded in about 200 inscriptions and was extinct by the 2nd century ad 0
  • noun venetic an extinct Italic language known through about 200 short inscriptions 0
  • adjective venetic of or pertaining to the Veneti people, their language or culture, or to the Veneto. 0

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Origin of venetic

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < Latin Veneticus, equivalent to Venet(ī) the Veneti + -icus -ic

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Parts of speech for Venetic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

venetic 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.

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