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triphibian

tri·phib·i·an
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trahy-fib-ee-uh n]
    • /traɪˈfɪb i ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trahy-fib-ee-uh n]
    • /traɪˈfɪb i ən/

Definitions of triphibian word

  • adjective triphibian skilled in combat equally on land, sea, and in the air. 1
  • adjective triphibian (of an aircraft) equipped to take off from land, water, snow, or ice. 1
  • abbreviation TRIPHIBIAN triphibious. 1
  • noun triphibian a person who is triphibian. 1
  • noun triphibian a triphibian airplane. 1
  • adjective triphibian that can function, operate, or carry on warfare on land, at sea, or in the air 0

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Origin of triphibian

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; tri- + (am)phibian

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Parts of speech for Triphibian

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

triphibian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.

triphibian usage trend in Literature

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