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- [pleyt-lit]
- /ˈpleɪt lɪt/
- /ˈpleɪt.lət/
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- [pleyt-lit]
- /ˈpleɪt lɪt/
Definition of platelets word
- noun platelets a small platelike body, especially a blood platelet. 1
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Origin of platelets
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; plate1 + -let
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Parts of speech for Platelets
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
platelets popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
platelets usage trend in Literature
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