mail-cheeked

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl cheekt]
- /meɪl tʃikt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl cheekt]
- /meɪl tʃikt/

Definition of mail-cheeked word

adjective mail-cheeked (of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate. 1

Just one definition for mail-cheeked

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Origin of mail-cheeked

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Mail-cheeked

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mail-cheeked

mail-cheeked popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% 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.