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ventose

Ven·tôse
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahn-tohz]
    • /vɑ̃ˈtoʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahn-tohz]
    • /vɑ̃ˈtoʊz/

Definitions of ventose word

  • noun ventose (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the sixth month of the year, extending from February 19 to March 20. 1
  • adjective ventose full of wind or flatulence 0
  • noun ventose the windy month: the sixth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Feb 20 to Mar 21 0

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Origin of ventose

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
< French < Latin ventōsus; see ventose

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Parts of speech for Ventose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ventose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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.

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