trophic

How to pronounce trophic?

The word trophic sounds like troph-ic
/'trɑfɪk/

What is the definition of trophic?

of or relating to nutrition
Examples
  • a trophic level on the food chain

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pyromania

noun

How to pronounce pyromania?

The word pyromania sounds like py-ro-ma-ni-a
/,paɪrə'meɪniə/

What is the definition of pyromania?

nounan uncontrollable desire to set fire to things

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catty-cornered

adjective

How to pronounce catty-cornered?

The word catty-cornered sounds like cat-ty-cor-nered
/'kæti_'kɔrnərd/

What is the definition of catty-cornered?

adjectiveslanted across a polygon on a diagonal line

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mayor

noun

How to pronounce mayor?

The word mayor sounds like may-or
/'meɪər/

What is the definition of mayor?

nounthe head of a city government

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cognate

adjective, noun

How to pronounce cognate?

The word cognate sounds like cog-nate
/'kɑgneɪt/

What is the definition of cognate?

nouna word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
nounone related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
adjectiverelated by blood
adjectiverelated in nature
adjectivehaving the same ancestral language
Examples
  • cognate languages

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paramnesia

noun

How to pronounce paramnesia?

The word paramnesia sounds like par-am-ne-si-a
/,pæræm'niʒə/

What is the definition of paramnesia?

noun(psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality

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denote

verb

How to pronounce denote?

The word denote sounds like de-note
/dɪ'noʊt/

What is the definition of denote?

verbhave as a meaning
Examples
  • `multi-' denotes `many'
verbmake known; make an announcement
Examples
  • She denoted her feelings clearly
verbbe a sign or indication of
Examples
  • Her smile denoted that she agreed

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