vespiary

ves·pi·ar·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ves-pee-er-ee]
- /ˈvɛs piˌɛr i/
- /ˈvespɪərɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ves-pee-er-ee]
- /ˈvɛs piˌɛr i/

Definitions of vespiary word

noun plural vespiary a nest of social wasps. 1
noun vespiary a nest or colony of social wasps or hornets 0
noun vespiary a nest or colony of social wasps 0
noun vespiary A nest built by a social wasp species. 0
noun vespiary A colony of wasps living in such a nest. 0

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Origin of vespiary

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; < Latin vesp(a) wasp + (ap)iary

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Parts of speech for Vespiary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vespiary

vespiary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vespiary usage trend in Literature

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