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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-oid]
- /ˈhaɪ ɔɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-oid]
- /ˈhaɪ ɔɪd/
Definitions of subhyoid word
- adjective subhyoid Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals. 1
- noun subhyoid the hyoid bone. 1
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Origin of subhyoid
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < New Latin hȳoïdes < Greek hȳoeidḗs, shaped like the letter hypsilon (i.e. upsilon), equivalent to hȳ- (derivative of letter name hŷ, variant of ŷ; see upsilon) + -oeidēs -oid
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Parts of speech for Subhyoid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
subhyoid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
subhyoid usage trend in Literature
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