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PRONUNCIATION OF ACANTH

acanth  [əˈkænθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACANTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acanth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACANTH


amaranth
ˈæməˌrænθ
chrysanth
krɪˈsænθ
coelacanth
ˈsiːləˌkænθ
hydranth
ˈhaɪdrænθ
perianth
ˈpɛrɪˌænθ
pyracanth
ˈpaɪərəʊˌkænθ
tragacanth
ˈtræɡəˌkænθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACANTH

academy
Academy Award
Acadia
Acadian
acajou
acalculia
acaleph
acalephan
acalephe
acanaceous
acantha
acanthaceous
acanthi
acanthin
acanthine
acanthocephalan
acanthoid
acanthopterygian
acanthous
acanthus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACANTH

Adi Granth
Corinth
eighteenth
eleventh
fifteenth
fourteenth
Guru Granth
hyacinth
labyrinth
month
nineteenth
ninth
nth
Panth
seventeenth
seventh
sixteenth
synth
tenth
thirteenth

Synonyms and antonyms of acanth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acanth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACANTH

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Translator English - Chinese

acanth
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acanth
570 millions of speakers

English

acanth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

acanth
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

acanth
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

acanth
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acanth
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

acanth
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acanth
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acanth
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Akanthusverzierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

acanth
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오염도를
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acanth
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

acanth
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

acanth
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकांथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acanth
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acanth
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

acanth
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

acanth
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acanth
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Acanth
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

acanth
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acanth
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acanth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acanth

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACANTH»

The term «acanth» is used very little and occupies the 174.629 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACANTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acanth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACANTH»

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Natural History: Or, Second Division of "The English ...
There is but one family Trichiniida?. Eighth Division. Acanth. cotto-scombriformes . Spines developed in one of the fins at least. Dorsal fins either continuous or close together ; the spinous dorsals, if present, always short, sometimes modified  ...
Charles Knight, 1870
2
Roots of the Earth: Crops in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
... 92-3, 244 Conklin, H. C., 2 Consumption, 228-40 Consumption of: acanth spinach, 62; acanth meat spinach, 64; amaranth spinach, 55-6; bamboo, 83; banana, 120; bottle gourd, 98; cabbage, 67; Chinese cabbage, 68; climbing cucurbit, 102 ...
Paul Sillitoe, 1983
3
Report of the Meetings
Acanth. Chinese name, Ting kun ya, “Nail-fish” (Reeves); Ting kung u (Bridgem. Chrest. 130). Some of the Chinese specimens of this fish in the British Museum possess all the characters ascribed to servus, others seem to be intermediate ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1846
4
Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum: III
Second division : Acanth. beryciformes. Body compressed, oblong or elevated ; head with large muciferous cavities, covered with thin skin only. Ventral fins thoracic, with one spine and more than five soft rays, in Monocentris with only two .
Albert C. L. G. Günther, 1861
5
Report of the Annual Meeting
Acanth. 50. Chinese name, Hung teen tseu (Birch); Hung teen tso (Reeves), "Red -spotted tso fish." Bad. D. 14|15; A. 3|7, &c (Spec. Chin. Collect) Notwithstanding the dilference in the numbers of the dorsal rays, I have ventured to refer this ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1846
6
The Chambers Dictionary
H acanth'a a thorn, prickle; a spinous process. — n pi Acantha'ceae (ak-) the acanthus family, related to the figworts. — adj acantha ceous prickly; of the Acanthaceae. — n acanth in strontium sulphate in skeletons of Radiolaria. — adj acanth ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
7
Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis
... and Page (1988) placed Hartmannella in the family Hartmannellidae. The current position of Acanthamoeba in relation to Hartmannella, Naegleria and some other amoebae is shown in Fig. 2A. The prefix acanth (Greek “acanth ...
Naveed Ahmed Khan, 2009
8
A Quick Reference to Medical Terminology
ocontholysis breakdown or separation of the prickle-cell layer of the epidermis leading to cellular degeneration Memory Key l: Acanth/o literally means a "pointy flower"; its reference is to a pnckly or thomy plant featured in ancient Greek ...
Juanita J. Davies, 2002
9
Plants for Tropical Landscapes: A Gardener's Guide
Acanthaceae. (Acanth. Family). A native of Mexico, this evergreen species grows to 6 feet high and displays flowers throughout the year. Adaptable, it may be used in sun or partial shade but is best in a rich, well-drained soil. It is an excellent ...
Fred Donald Rauch, Paul R. Weissich, 2000
10
The Decapoda of the Siboga Expedition
Acanth. pulchra A. M.-Edw. occurs, in the Mediterranean, but was not yet observed outside of it. Acanth. (Meningodora) mollis (S. I. Smith), Acanth. Batei FAXON, Acanth. Braueri Balss and Acanth. Kingsleyi Bate are four species, which hitherto ...
Johannes Govertus Man, L. B Holthuis, 1916

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACANTH»

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Fools! Latin isn't dead – it speaks for itself
Acanth- also provides the root of Acanthus, the herbaceous perennial that, like so many plants, takes its Latin name from a Greek term, akantha, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»

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