membraneous
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Middle French membraneux,[1] or the Classical Latin membrāneus (“made of parchment”, “consisting of or resembling a membrane”) or formed in English as: membrane + -eous.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mĕm.brāʹnĭ.əs, IPA(key): /mɛmˈbɹeɪ.nɪ.əs/
- (US) enPR: mĕm.brāʹnē.əs, IPA(key): /mɛmˈbɹeɪ.ni.əs/
- Rhymes: -eɪnɪəs
Adjective
[edit]membraneous (comparative more membraneous, superlative most membraneous)
- Alternative form of membranous
Usage notes
[edit]- Unlike the trisyllabic membranous, membraneous is a tetrasyllable.
References
[edit]- ^ Webster's New World College Dictionary. 3rd Edition. New York, Simon & Schuster Macmillan. (1988)
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- English terms borrowed from Middle French
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- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms suffixed with -eous
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- Rhymes:English/eɪnɪəs
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