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PRONUNCIATION OF LYCHGATE

lychgate  [lɪtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LYCHGATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lychgate 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 LYCHGATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lychgate

Lychgate

A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, or as two separate words lych gate, is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard.

Definition of lychgate in the English dictionary

The definition of lychgate in the dictionary is a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LYCHGATE


bitch
bɪtʃ
Deutsch
dɔɪtʃ
DH
diːˈeɪtʃ
dich
dɪtʃ
FH
ˌɛfˈeɪtʃ
fitch
fɪtʃ
glitch
ɡlɪtʃ
hitch
hɪtʃ
lich
lɪtʃ
mich
mɪtʃ
niche
nɪtʃ
ostrich
ˈɒstrɪtʃ
p&h
ˌpiːənˈeɪtʃ
pitch
pɪtʃ
rich
rɪtʃ
stitch
stɪtʃ
switch
swɪtʃ
twitch
twɪtʃ
which
wɪtʃ
witch
wɪtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LYCHGATE

lyam
lyase
Lyautey
lycanthrope
lycanthropic
lycanthropist
lycanthropy
Lycaon
Lycaonia
lyceum
lych gate
lychee
lychnis
lychnoscope
Lycia
Lycian
Lycopene
lycopod
lycopodium

WORDS THAT END LIKE LYCHGATE

agate
aggregate
AND gate
conjugate
delegate
exclusive OR gate
gate
Harrogate
in the aggregate
investigate
legate
lichgate
Margate
mitigate
navigate
ploughgate
propagate
surrogate
tailgate
Wingate

Synonyms and antonyms of lychgate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lychgate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LYCHGATE

Find out the translation of lychgate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lychgate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lychgate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lychgate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lychgate
570 millions of speakers

English

lychgate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lychgate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lychgate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Lychgate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lychgate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lychgate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lychgate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lychgate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lychgate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lychgate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lychgate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lychgate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lychgate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lychgate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Lychgate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lychgate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lychgate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lychgate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Lychgate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lychgate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lychgate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lychgate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lychgate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lychgate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lychgate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LYCHGATE»

The term «lychgate» is normally little used and occupies the 111.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LYCHGATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lychgate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lychgate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYCHGATE»

Discover the use of lychgate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lychgate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lychgate Hall: A Romance
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
M. E. Francis, 2010
2
Lychgate
Little does he know that their quest will lead the little group into the domain of the Lychgate... This blood-chilling modern-day fantasy novella is a frenzied super-packed cocktail of passion, supernatural and death.
Keith Hebner, 2013
3
English Church Fittings, Furniture and Accessories
entirely rebuilt in 1886, but happily the lychgate, which originally was roofed with shingles, was spared. At least half a dozen of these venerable gateways have disappeared, well within the writer's recollection, in the county of Kent alone, which ...
J Charles Cox, 2008
4
Bim-bashi Baruk of Egypt
Hisuneasy spirit was forever leading him into dark places, and this fact is illustrated well by the strange affair at Lychgate. Indeed, those mysterious circumstances which attended the deathof Major de Maura might never havebeen explained, ...
Sax Rohmer, 2014
5
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire: The Archaeology and ...
Before the lychgate was erected, there wasasimple barredgate. The ground withinthe churchyard falls gently towardsthe south, and very slightlyto the west.It was closedforburial in1893, andhas been partly cleared oftombstones. There are a ...
Warwick Rodwell, 2009
6
Lest we Forget: A History of the War Memorials of Peasenhall ...
War Memorial The lychgate to St Peter's churchyard is the parish war memorial. Unfortunately, despite extensive searches at the Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich, searches of the diocesan faculty files, and local enquiries, little has been ...
Leslie Larnder, 2006
7
Doorway
Illustrated with numerous drawings and photographs, Doorway is a stimulus to thinking about what can be done with architecture.
Simon Unwin, 2012
8
Young People and Mission
Although they do not negate the ministry to 'lychgate' kids, in their opinion it should be in addition to, rather than instead of, provision for the 'church hall' kids. Further pressure is exerted when such groups do not want the 'lychgate' kids to mix ...
David Booker, 2007
9
The Word, The Breath, The Saving Grace:
At. The. Lychgate. After the grapes when the angel passed Thus startings trundled endings rasped, the sloth of who I am, scorpions at rest. Apollyon hold yourgold, thiseons woes An imago longforetold, writupon abow. Endings; burned  ...
Robert R. Whitford, 2014
10
Concise English Dictionary
lychgate. Same as lichgate. Lydian lid'i-m. adj. pertaining to Lydia in Asia Minor of music, soft and slow, luxurious and effeminate. — n. native of Lydia: the language of ancient Lydia. apparently akin to Hittite. |Gr. Lydia, Lydia.) lye IT. n. a strong ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYCHGATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lychgate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Princess Royal to visit Cathedral
... community leisure facilities and will support community development through the creation of a Lychgate, opening up the Cathedral's entrance ... «isleofman.com, Jul 15»
2
Worcestershire Farmer produces mass confetti that showers rock stars
"I knew there'd been a wedding at the weekend and I came out through the lychgate onto the village road where there was a mass of dirty ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
3
Let's move to Welshpool, Powys
It's no foodie haven, alas, but tea rooms like the Bay Tree or Lychgate hold the fort, along with traditional pubs such as the Raven Inn. Where to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
A Jeweled Bible and Silver Altar: Inside the Historic Church Where …
Sunday's christening guests, which are thought to number no more than 30, will enter by a lychgate and pass the Georgian tombstones and ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Lychgate Posts New Song "Deus Te Videt"
Today the new Lychgate track "Deus Te Videt" comes online, which will be the sixth out of eight songs to appear on upcoming sophomore ... «Metal Underground, Jun 15»
6
Lychgate Releasing New Album
Personal attacks and/or excessive profanity will not be tolerated and such comments will be removed. This is not your personal chat room or ... «Metal Underground, Jun 15»
7
Cards in tribute
... which are not in the churchyard, but in the village cemetery, accessed via the Lychgate. Shop is open 6am-5pm daily and 6-2pm Sundays. «Suffolk Free Press, Jun 15»
8
Gardens to open to public to raise money for good cause
Information points will be located at Courtlands Nursery on Chilling Street, Sharpthorne, and the St Margaret's Church lychgate. All profits will ... «East Grinstead Courier & Observer, Jun 15»
9
Tributes paid to angler who died doing what he loved
Anglers stood to pay silent tribute to one of their own at a local fishery on Saturday. The regular competitors at Lychgate Fishery in Stoke ... «Hinckley Times, Jun 15»
10
Battle to keep new brickwork on church charity shop
But the shop, in Church End Green within the Yateley Green Conservation Area, was damaged along with the church's lychgate after a motorist ... «gethampshire.co.uk, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lychgate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lychgate>. Apr 2024 ».
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