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pleural

pleu·ral
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ploo r-uh l]
    • /ˈplʊər əl/
    • /ˈplʊə.rəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ploo r-uh l]
    • /ˈplʊər əl/

Definitions of pleural word

  • adjective pleural Anatomy. of or relating to the pleura. 1
  • adjective pleural Entomology. of or relating to a pleuron. 1

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Origin of pleural

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; pleur(a), pleur(on) + -al1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pleural

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pleural popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

pleural usage trend in Literature

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