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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahy-er-id, pahy-er-]
- /paɪˈɛr ɪd, ˈpaɪ ər-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pahy-er-id, pahy-er-]
- /paɪˈɛr ɪd, ˈpaɪ ər-/
Definitions of pieridine word
- adjective pieridine belonging or pertaining to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies comprising the whites, sulfurs, etc. 1
- noun pieridine Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae. 1
- adjective pieridine of, relating to, or belonging to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies including the whites and brimstones 0
- adjective pieridine of a large family (Pieridae) of small or medium-sized butterflies, usually white or yellow with dark markings, including the sulfur and cabbage butterflies 0
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Origin of pieridine
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < New Latin Pieridae, apparently by haplology from *Pierididae, equivalent to Pierid-, stem of Pieris a genus (< Greek Pīerís, singular of Pīerídes a name for the Muses; see Pierides) + -idae -id2
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Parts of speech for Pieridine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pieridine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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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