nucular

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈnjuːkjələr/ (NEW-kyuh-ler) When used for nuclear, this pronunciation is proscribed, although some dictionaries recognize it because of its increasing usage.[1]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From a back-spelling of the mispronunciation of nuclear by metathesis and epenthesis

Adjective [edit]

nucular (not comparable)

  1. (humorous) Eye dialect spelling of nuclear.

Etymology 2 [edit]

From nucule + -ar

Adjective [edit]

nucular (comparative more nucular, superlative most nucular)

  1. (botany) Of or relating to a nucule — a section of a compound (usually hard) fruit.[2]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Arnold Zwicky (June 29, 2004), "The thin line between error and mere variation", URL accessed on 2006-10-23.
  2. ^ (Can we date this quote?) Oxford English Dictionary, nucule adj. (1):
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