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hilar

/ˈhaɪ.lə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
hi-lar
IPA
/ˈhaɪ.lə(ɹ)/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or near a hilum.

adj

Clipping of hilarious.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English hilum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English hilar From hilum + -ar.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more hilar (comparative) most hilar (superlative) hilair (alternative) hilare (alternative)

Derived Forms

infrahilar intrahilar nonhilar parahilar perihilar prehilar retrohilar subhilar suprahilar

Phrases

hilar appendage hilar appendix

Synonyms

hilars

Questions

How do you pronounce hilar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪ.lə(ɹ)/.
What does hilar mean?
Relating to or near a hilum.
Where does hilar come from?
Etymology tree English hilum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English hilar From hilum + -ar.

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