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Meaning of "spelaean" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPELAEAN

Via New Latin, from Latin spēlaeum a cave, from Greek spēlaion.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPELAEAN

spelaean  [spɪˈliːən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPELAEAN

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

WHAT DOES SPELAEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spelaean in the English dictionary

The definition of spelaean in the dictionary is of, found in, or inhabiting caves.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPELAEAN


Achillean
ˌækɪˈliːən
Bodleian
bɒdˈliːən
Caribbean
ˌkærɪˈbiːən
Carolean
ˌkærəˈliːən
Damoclean
ˌdæməˈkliːən
eon
ˈiːən
Fijian
fiːˈdʒiːən
Galilean
ˌɡælɪˈliːən
Heraclean
ˌhɛrəˈkliːən
Heraklean
ˌhɛrəˈkliːən
herculean
ˌhɜːkjʊˈliːən
Ismailian
ˌɪzmɑːɪˈliːən
Korean
kəˈriːən
lien
ˈliːən
Periclean
ˌpɛrɪˈkliːən
pleon
ˈpliːən
Sophoclean
ˌsɒfəˈkliːən
spelean
spɪˈliːən
thalian
θəˈliːən
Tyrolean
ˌtɪrəʊˈliːən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPELAEAN

spekboom
spelaeological
spelaeologist
spelaeology
spelaeothem
speld
speldin
speldrin
spelean
speleological
speleologist
speleology
speleothem
speleotherapy
spelk
spell
spell a paddock
spell out
spellable
spellbind

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPELAEAN

Achaean
amoebaean
Aramaean
archaean
Arctogaean
Chaldaean
Cumaean
Dodonaean
Judaean
lernaean
Linnaean
Mandaean
Manichaean
Mycenaean
Nabataean
Neogaean
paean
pygmaean
Sabaean
scarabaean

Synonyms and antonyms of spelaean in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spelaean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPELAEAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

spelaean
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cavernario
570 millions of speakers

English

spelaean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spelaean
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spelaean
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пещерный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spelaean
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spelaean
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spelaean
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spelaean
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spelaean
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spelaean
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spelaean
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spelaean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình giống cái hang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடனடியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पेलियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spelaean
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Spelaean
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spelaean
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

печерний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spelaean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spelaean
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spelaean
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spelaean
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spelaean
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spelaean

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPELAEAN»

The term «spelaean» is normally little used and occupies the 137.212 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPELAEAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPELAEAN»

Discover the use of spelaean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spelaean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sights & Hotels in Ukraine
You will visit Uspenskiy cloister in the rock, Chufut – Kale (Cradle fortress) – spelaean city, on the way – an ancient karaim cemetery «Balta – timyiez». You will make a tent camp near a source. 2 day We will visit spelaean cites ruins Tepe - ...
Kononov Sergey
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Journal of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland
In all these anatomical characters in which the Lough Gur specimen differs from that of the Spelaean Bear, it not only approaches, but seems identical with the same characteristic points of the humerus of the recent Polar species.
Royal Geological Society of Ireland, 1864
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The Natural History Review
But on the other hand it may fairly be asked, " Is not the presence of the small cusp at the inner base of the posterior blade of the lower molar, evidence that the Hyena brunnea co-existed in the caverns with the Spelaean Hyena ?" It is perfectly ...
‎1865
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The Popular Science Review
Our great cave-explorer, Dr. Buckland, was the first to ascribe the spelaean remains to the fossil Tiger, without, however, giving any reasons for his conclusion. His rival, Dr. Schmerling, in his resume of the species of Felis in the caverns of ...
James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas, 1869
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The Dublin Quarterly Journal of Science
'In all these anatomical characters in which the Lough Gur specimen differs from that of the Spelaean Bear, it not only approaches, but seems identical with the same characteristic points of the humerus of the recent Polar species.
‎1864
6
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
They are related to each other in the same manner as those of the spelaean are related to those of the living Lions. The articulation of the scapula measures 2 x 2 -5 ; and the circumference of the neck is 4-5 inches. In reviewing the whole ...
‎1877
7
A Monograph of the British Pleistocene Mammalia
The acetabulum is proportionally larger, and the cotyloid notch (a) shorter in the spelaean than in the recent lion. With these two exceptions, a close comparison of the spelaean ossa innominata with those of the recent large carnivora proves ...
William Boyd Dawkins, W. Ayshford Sanford, Sidney Hugh Reynolds, 1872
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Journal of the Geological Society of Dublin
There is also another essential difference, namely, that the trochanter major of the Spelaean Bear is much larger and rougher than that of the Lough Gur specimen, and the inter-trochanteric ridge, which is prominent and well marked in the ...
‎1864
9
A History of British Fossil Mammals, and Birds
The Hyaena is associated in the till at Walton with remains of the spelaean Bear and Tiger, the Mammoth, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, and other Mammalia of the extinct Fauna of the newest tertiary and drift periods. Remains of the Hyitna ...
Richard Owen, 1846
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The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London
They are related to each other in the same manner as those of the spelaean are related to those of the living Lions. The articulation of the scapula measures 2X2' 5 ; and the circumference of the neck is 4'5 inches. In reviewing the whole ...

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPELAEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spelaean is used in the context of the following news items.
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No johan on ulkonäkö! Tutkijat löysivät uuden kalalajin
Tutkijat pitävät löytämäänsä lajia toisen luolakalan Amblyopsis spelaean, lähisukulaisena. Tätä kalalajia on tavattu maailman suurimmassa luolastossa, joka ... «Ilta-Sanomat, May 14»
2
How Did Caravaggio Influence Movies?
... his eye-popping signature style — Tenebrism, in which subjects illuminated by a single, strong light source are posed against a field of spelaean black — was ... «LA Weekly, Jan 13»
3
The lucky cave of Kapova
It is well-known between the tourists and the scientists as well. The museum of The Kapova Cave is opened in it, and a spelaean laboratory will be opened soon. «Russia-InfoCenter, Oct 09»

REFERENCE
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