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Meaning of "egesta" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EGESTA

From Latin, literally: (things) carried out.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EGESTA

iːˈdʒɛstə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EGESTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Egesta 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.

WHAT DOES EGESTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Segesta

Segesta was one of the major cities of the Elymian people, one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicily. The other major cities of the Elymians were Eryx and Entella. It is located in the northwestern part of Sicily in Italy, near the modern comune of Calatafimi-Segesta in the province of Trapani.

Definition of egesta in the English dictionary

The definition of egesta in the dictionary is anything egested, as waste material from the body; excrement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EGESTA

cesta · Chester · cuesta · digester · ester · Esther · fiesta · ingesta · investor · jester · Leicester · NESTA · polyester · rester · semester · siesta · Sylvester · testa · tester · trimester

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EGESTA

egalite · egality · egally · egarement · Egas Moniz · Egbert · egence · Eger · Egeria · egest · egestion · egestive · egg · egg and anchor · egg and dart · egg and tongue · egg cell · egg cup · egg custard · egg flip

WORDS THAT END LIKE EGESTA

Aosta · Augusta · Avesta · basta · Batista · Boa Vista · Buena Vista · celesta · costa · fashionista · festa · gangsta · Malatesta · pasta · podesta · Rasta · turista · vesta · vista · Zend-Avesta

Synonyms and antonyms of egesta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «egesta» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF EGESTA

Find out the translation of egesta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of egesta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «egesta» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

排泄物
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

egesta
570 millions of speakers
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English

egesta
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

egesta
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبترزات
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Egesta
278 millions of speakers
pt

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Egesta
270 millions of speakers
bn

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egesta
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Egesta
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Egesta
190 millions of speakers
de

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egesta
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

egesta
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

egesta
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Egesta
85 millions of speakers
vi

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egesta
80 millions of speakers
ta

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செரிக்கா உணவு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

इजेस्टा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Egesta
70 millions of speakers
it

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Egesta
65 millions of speakers
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Egesta
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Egesta
40 millions of speakers
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egesta
30 millions of speakers
el

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Εγέστας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

egesta
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Egesta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Egesta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of egesta

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EGESTA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of egesta
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about egesta

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EGESTA»

Discover the use of egesta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to egesta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other ...
A comparison of the ingesta and egesta may then be used as follows. An excess of the nitrogen in the ingesta over that in the egesta will be regarded as a storing up of nitrogenous material which has escaped metamorphosis — as a gain ...
Henry Watts, 1872
2
The Egesta Crisis
The first phase of the humanitarian crisis on Egesta was examined in the fourth book of the Martian War series, The Independent Squadron.
Kenneth Tam, 2010
3
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Clementia (Egesta) grayi Dall, lower and middle Miocene, Florida, and lower Miocene, Mexico. Clementia (Egesta) inoceriformis (Wagner), middle Miocene, Maryland, and upper Miocene, New Jersey. Clementia (Egesta) conradiana ( F. M. ...
4
Land Battles in 5th Century BC Greece: A History and ...
Diodorus reported a battle along the Mazaros River of far western Sicily in 454 B.C .that matched the Elymians of Egesta (Segesta) against the Greeks of Lilybaion. However, as Lily- baion had not yet been founded, this is obviously a case of ...
Fred Eugene Ray, Jr., 2011
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Professional Paper - United States Geological Survey
Conrad casually gave the name Egesta, as a subgenus of Venus, to Venus inoceriformis and promptly forgot it. Apparently the name has been overlooked It is here proposed to use Egesta as a subgeneric name embracing several American ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1926
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Nearshore Marine Paleoclimatic Regions, Increasing ...
С. (С.) subdiaphana Carpenter Clementia (Egesta) conradiana (Anderson) Clementia (Egesta) elongata Wiedey Clementia (Egestä) martini (Clark) Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis (Gabb) Clementia (Egestä) pertenuis (Gabb) conradiana ...
Clarence A. Hall, 2002
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A Dictionary of Chemistry
A comparison of the ingesta and egesta may then be used as follows. An excess of the nitrogen in the ingesta over that in the egesta will be regarded as a storing up of nitrogenous material which has escaped metamorphosis — as a gain ...
Henry Watts, 1866
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The Peloponnesian War, 431-404 BC
In the spring of 415 an embassy arrived at Athens from her ally Egesta, one of the smaller cities of Sicily, located in the North Western part of the island. Athens' alliance with Egesta dated back to the 450s when the Athenians were looking for  ...
Philip De Souza, 2002
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The history of Thucydides, newly tr. and illustr. with ...
ther. obtained. the. name. of. Elymians. 6,. and. their. cities. were. Eryx7. and. Egesta.8. There. were. also. with. them. some. often confounded. This emendation is, indeed, placed beyond doubt by Steph. Byz., who says UXifiri d' oiirwe on ...
Thucydides, 1829
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Kinship in Thucydides: Intercommunal Ties and Historical ...
Therefore, not only barbarian Egesta had a strong Greek and Dorian self, but similarly Dorian (and Megarian) Selinous oscillated in the course of its life ' between the Phoenician, Elymian and Greek poles . . . As has often been remarked, ...
Maria Fragoulaki, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EGESTA»

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Post muserdas kehvas seisus Kaljut
Ntised Tsol anj egesta erlao. Isln rosl sedmet tusuttin natisnislet. Cmassaes rnareno ipsumd- nf guequismaurist amim nulla gill eratl metmales. «Postimees, Jun 15»
2
It's Palindrome Week — 8 Craziest Palindromes to Celebrate the …
... Nepal, LBJ, SbW, Oralie, Waki, Sadler, egesta, INH, Orton, a jello, Iviza, Nader, Flessel, Tamas, Sirach, a tafia, Brunn, EKG, Ogdan, Ogaden, ... «Mic, May 15»
3
2015 NFL Mock Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers Select SS Landon Collins …
Nevertheless, with only one DB off the board, many toothsome talents remain available for the egesta and pitch, which selects Alabama strong ... «Dawgs By Nature, Apr 15»
4
Shark Tank's reality TV formula: buy a desk, hire some 'experts …
Much of the televisual egesta flung in our eyes faithfully adheres to this recipe: buy a desk, hire a row of experts-in-the-industry, and force some ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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Flu shot clinics in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam
Dr. Egesta Mani, a primary care physician with Health Quest Medical Practice in Carmel and on the medical staff at Putnam Hospital Center, ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Sep 14»
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Poorly puppy Boo rushed to ER after eating fake poo that could have …
The six-month-old had been happily munching on dog biscuits when she discovered the joke egesta on the floor. Poor Boo immediately ... «Metro, Sep 13»
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In Search of the Living, Purring, Singing Heart of the Online Cat …
Nekobukuro, Ikebukuro: Inexpensively priced, with unlimited cat time, but the nitrogenous tang of egesta will prevent anybody but the hardiest ... «Wired, Aug 12»
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Jersey Shore season premiere recap: Checkmate for Snooki
As if Snookified egesta would stop anyone! “Egesta” means “excrement,” and speaking of which, The Situation said, “I'm the happiest I've been ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jan 12»
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Dog-Poop Project in France Seeks to Turn Feces Into Fertilizer
The on-line gizmo calculates the number of American canine egesta the poop-collection firm has picked up since 1988. That's 70 million and ... «Bloomberg, Apr 11»
10
All the Right Stuff and the Gross Stuff
The wildest parts of her book involve various forms of human egesta, which is one of her favorite new words. (Another is steatorrhea.) Suffice it ... «New York Times, Aug 10»
REFERENCE
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