tercel

ter·cel

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tur-suh l]
- /ˈtɜr səl/
- /ˈtɜː.səl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tur-suh l]
- /ˈtɜr səl/

Definitions of tercel word

noun tercel the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine. 1
noun tercel a male falcon or hawk, esp as used in falconry 0
abbreviation TERCEL tiercel 0

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Origin of tercel

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French terçuel < Vulgar Latin *tertiolus, equivalent to Latin terti(us) third + -olus -ole1; probably so called because the male is about one third smaller than the female

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Parts of speech for Tercel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tercel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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