Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veterinary

/ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: vet-eri-nary
IPA: /ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

noun

A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.

Example Sentences

"Max used all his veterinary knowledge to save the goose stuck in the fence."
"The talented artist quickly became fluent in English, found work at a pizzeria and dreamed of becoming a veterinary assistant."
"Mr. Ward may rightly be considered the wizard of the north, for he was the pioneer of "practical pussyology" apart from the regular qualified veterinary who may look with a kind and pitying eye on cats' ailments and infirmities […]"

Etymology

From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: veterīnārius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/
British English: /ˈvɛtɪnɹi/

Inflected Forms

more veterinary (comparative) most veterinary (superlative) veterinaries (plural)

Derived Forms

agroveterinary ethnoveterinary medicoveterinary nonveterinary veterinarily

Phrases

veterinary hospital veterinary medicine veterinary science veterinary surgeon veterinary technician

Frequently Paired Words

veterinarian

Synonyms

veterinarian veterinary surgeon vet

Questions

How do you pronounce veterinary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/.
What does veterinary mean?: Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
Where does veterinary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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