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- [ih-see-sis]
- /ɪˈsi sɪs/
- /esˈiːsɪs/
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- [ih-see-sis]
- /ɪˈsi sɪs/
Definitions of ecesis word
- noun ecesis the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment. 1
- noun ecesis (ecology) The process of successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat that was barren previously/ or was left barren due to some catastrophe. 1
- noun ecesis the establishment of a plant in a new environment 0
- noun ecesis the successful establishment of a plant or animal in a new locality 0
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Origin of ecesis
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < Greek oíkēsis an inhabiting, equivalent to oikē-, variant stem of oikeîn to inhabit (derivative of oîkos house) + -sis -sis
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Parts of speech for Ecesis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ecesis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.