semievergreen

sem·i·ev·er·green

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sem-ee-ev-er-green, sem-ahy-]
- /ˌsɛm iˈɛv ərˌgrin, ˌsɛm aɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sem-ee-ev-er-green, sem-ahy-]
- /ˌsɛm iˈɛv ərˌgrin, ˌsɛm aɪ-/

Definitions of semievergreen word

adjective semievergreen retaining green, unwithered leaves for part of the winter or through comparatively mild winters. 1
adjective semievergreen partly evergreen 0

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Origin of semievergreen

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; semi- + evergreen

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Parts of speech for Semievergreen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Semievergreen

semievergreen 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

semievergreen usage trend in Literature

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