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Meaning of "siccar" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SICCAR

Middle English, from Latin sēcūrussecure.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SICCAR

siccar  [ˈsɪkər] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SICCAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Siccar is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SICCAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of siccar in the English dictionary

The definition of siccar in the dictionary is sure; certain Also: sicker.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SICCAR


Abu-Bekr
əˌbuːˈbɛkər
conacre
kʌˈneːkər
makar
ˈmækər
rancor
ˈræŋkər

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SICCAR

sic
sic passim
sic transit gloria mundi
Sica
Sicanian
sicario
siccan
siccative
siccity
sice
sicht
Sichuan
Sicilia
Sicilian
Sicilian Vespers
siciliana
siciliano
sicilienne
Sicily
sick

WORDS THAT END LIKE SICCAR

autocar
cable car
car
chauffeur-driven car
classic car
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
hire car
in-car
kit car
Madagascar
oscar
race car
rent-a-car
rental car
scar
sircar
sports car
supercar
trocar
vicar

Synonyms and antonyms of siccar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «siccar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SICCAR

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

Translator English - Chinese

siccar
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Siccar
570 millions of speakers

English

siccar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

siccar
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

SICCAR
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

SICCAR
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Siccar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

siccar
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Siccar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Siccar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Siccar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

siccar
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

siccar
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siccar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

siccar
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

siccar
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिंककार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

siccar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Siccar
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

SICCAR
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

SICCAR
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

SICCAR
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

siccar
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

siccar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SICCAR
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

siccar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of siccar

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SICCAR»

The term «siccar» is used very little and occupies the 179.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SICCAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «siccar» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «siccar» 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 siccar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SICCAR»

Discover the use of siccar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to siccar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evolution's Fatal Flaw: The Inevitable Consequence of the ...
Formation of Siccar Point In the first step, many layers of sediment had been deposited on the ocean floor and over time (an enormous time) hardened into rock. In the second step, Hutton reasoned that this sedimentary rock must have be ...
Lawrence Wood, 2009
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Sc. I-le sall walk a mair siccar path, Scorr leh (1821) iv. n.8c. Andrew stretchit his length on the grun', an' they had him siccar as a nail, Goaoou Carglen (1891) 139 . Per. Mak' your union siccar, Hanson-1011 Home: (1886) 41. A311. I maun put ...
Joseph Wright
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Articles on Roxburgh, Including: River Tweed, Siccar Point, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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The geology of East Lothian: including parts of the counties ...
In the reddish and purple shales of the Siccar Point, Professor Ramsay, Mr. Geikie, and myself found for the first time in that locality Graptolitlius priodon, and Mr. Gibbs, our fossil collector, in afterwards searching there and in the hilly ground at ...
Henry Hyatt Howell, Sir Archibald Geikie, John Young, 1866
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Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the ...
Alternations of red and white sandstone and marl occupy the shore from Redheugh for about a mile westwards to Siccar Point. At that headland a promontory of the Silurian rocks protrudes seawards from under the overlying sheets of Old Red ...
‎1864
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The geology of the neighbourhood of Edinburgh: (Map 32)
In the reddish and purple shales of the Siccar Point, Professor Ramsay, Mr. Geikie, and myself found for the first time in that locality Grraptolithus priodon, and Mr. Gibbs, our fossil collector, in afterwards searchmg there and in the hilly ground ...
Henry Hyatt Howell, Sir Archibald Geikie, John William Salter, 1861
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How to Read a Word
a oncaooouccooounno.anuooannnoonnaooouacoooca (wwwdsl.ac.uk).10 Recourse to this resource allows us to translate the words we have identified: siccar sure gar make speir ask gin if Researching the first of these, siccar (a variant of ...
Elizabeth Knowles, 2010
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Hard Road West: History and Geology along the Gold Rush Trail
All in all, the exposure at Siccar Point testified to a stunning span of time. “The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking back so far into the abyss of time,” John Playfair would later write of Siccar Point. Archbishop Ussher's scriptural chronology ...
Keith Heyer Meldahl, 2012
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The Coastal Headlands of Mainland Britain: A practical guide ...
Siccar. Point. Scottish. Borders. Grid ref:NT812709 Maps: OSExplorer346, OS Landranger67. For a geologist this is one of the most famous headlands in Britain . If geology were acult thenSiccar Point would carry a temple and be a placeof ...
Griff Fellows, 2014
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Arguing for Evolution: An Encyclopedia for Understanding Science
For example, in 1788 Scottish geologist James Hutton visited Siccar Point along the Scottish coast near the border with England (Figures 2.4a and 2.4b). Sediments at the base of Siccar Point are vertical and, because sediments are originally ...
Randall C. Moore, Sehoya H. Cotner, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SICCAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term siccar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Riverstone, Siccar Said to Eye Bid for Fridman's U.K. Oil Fields
Riverstone Holdings LLC and Blackstone Group LP-backed Siccar Point Energy Ltd. are considering bidding for oil and gas fields in the North Sea that are ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Russian Billionaire Fridman Selling UK North Sea Fields
Riverstone Holdings LLC and Blackstone Group LP-backed Siccar Point Energy Ltd. are considering bidding for oil and gas fields in the North Sea that are ... «E&P, Jul 15»
3
North Sea deals a key factor in law firm's growth
Last year, the firm advised private-equity investor Blue Water Energy (BWE) on the £325million launch of UK North Sea oil and gas explorer Siccar Point. «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jun 15»
4
When oil production appears to be going south in the North Sea …
US company Blackstone and London-based Blue Water Energy unveiled a new North Sea company, Siccar Point Energy, in September, with $500 million to ... «Platts, Jun 15»
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UPDATE 2-Former Centrica boss to head $5 bln energy investment …
Siccar Point is headed by former Conoco and Centrica executive Jonathan Rogers, while Scotland-based Verus Petroleum is led by Alan Curren, a North Sea ... «Reuters UK, Jun 15»
6
Investors and “high profile” industry bosses team up for swoop on …
One example of this is Siccar Point, created late last year and headed up by former Centrica Energy Upstream boss Jonathan Roger. It is backed by Blackstone ... «Energy Voice, May 15»
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Q&A: Blackstone's Energy Team Eyes Europe
We have a company focused there called Siccar Point Energy, which we formed with BlueWater Energy. The Siccar Point management team has been looking ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
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E.ON may leave the North Sea
Potential buyers for E.ON's assets, which may be sold either as a package or piece-by-piece, include North Sea explorer Siccar Point Energy. In September ... «Aberdeen Business News, Mar 15»
9
Will The New UK Tax Cut Put Stalled North Sea Oilfield Deals Back …
Amongst them is the private equity group, The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) and Siccar Point Energy. The Carlyle Group plans to invest $1 billion in the North ... «Bidness ETC, Mar 15»
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The flight from the North Sea continues
Sources say potential buyers include new UK exploration & production company Siccar Point Energy, led by Jonathan Roger, Centrica's former oil chief. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»

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