ice-scoured

ice-scour

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahys skouuh r, skou-er]
- /aɪs skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahys skouuh r, skou-er]
- /aɪs skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər/

Definition of ice-scoured word

adjective ice-scoured noting an area having surface features resulting from scouring by an advancing ice sheet during glaciation. 1

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Origin of ice-scoured

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Ice-scoured

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ice-scoured popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.