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adar

/ədˈɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
adar
IPA
/ədˈɑɹ/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Shevat and before Nisan. See also Adar Sheni.

noun

The enzyme adenosine deaminase that affects RNA, important in editing nuclear double stranded RNAs (from A to I) in higher eukaryotes, that work by acting to convert adenosines to insosines via hydrolytic deamination.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Hebrew אֲדָר (adár). Doublet of Addaru.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ADARs (plural) ADA (alternative)

Rhymes With

are far car star all-star bar guitar hr pr mar par ar

Questions

How do you pronounce adar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈɑɹ/.
What does adar mean?
The sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Shevat and before Nisan. See also Adar Sheni.
Where does adar come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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