Transcription
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- [toh-pee-er-ee]
- /ˈtoʊ piˌɛr i/
- /ˈtəʊ.pjər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [toh-pee-er-ee]
- /ˈtoʊ piˌɛr i/
Definitions of topiary word
- adjective topiary (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes. 1
- adjective topiary of or relating to such trimming. 1
- noun plural topiary topiary work; the topiary art. 1
- noun plural topiary a garden containing such work. 1
- noun topiary shaped bush or hedge 1
- uncountable noun topiary Topiary is the art of cutting trees and bushes into different shapes, for example into the shapes of birds or animals. 0
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Origin of topiary
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Latin topiārius pertaining to landscape-gardening or to ornamental gardens, equivalent to topi(a) (plural) artificial landscape (< Greek tópia (singular topion), diminutive of tópos place) + -ārius -ary
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Parts of speech for Topiary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
topiary popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
topiary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for topiary
noun topiary
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