Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vur-guh]
- /ˈvɜr gə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vur-guh]
- /ˈvɜr gə/
Definitions of virga word
- noun virga streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio). 1
- noun virga wisps of rain or snow, seen trailing from clouds, that evaporate before reaching the earth 0
- noun virga long streamers or wispy streaks of water or ice particles falling from the base of a cloud but evaporating completely before reaching the ground 0
- noun virga (Uncountable Noun) (music) A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail. 0
- noun virga (Countable Noun) (meteorology) A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer. 0
- noun virga (Countable Noun) (measurement) A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch. 0
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Origin of virga
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; < Latin: rod, streak
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Virga
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
virga popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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.
virga usage trend in Literature
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