annexure
/əˈnɛkʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.87 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Avulsio is the increase in extent of land bounded by water, through the annexure of land disannexed elsewhere by violent natural causes."
- "Plundering, raiding and annexure of other weaker nations have become survival normality and we seem to accept these as part of life."
- "I doubt if there'll be much opposition to my annexure of the throne!"
- "C. Rajagopan's The Greater Bombay: A Study in Suburban Ecology (Bombay: Popular Book depot, 1962) is one study, especially interesting as it was undertaken in the immediate aftermath of the annexure of Salsette to Bombay and thus offers a contemporary perspective."
- "...other hand buildings without foundations,sheds, windmills, railway lines, and all fixtures or annexures to buildings, are movable unless their owner intended that they should be permanently annexed."
- "While determining the quantum of such return on the investments, the cost incurred for the building, as it is, with all the existing annexures intended for the better enjoyment of the premises themselves, shall have to be taken into account."
Etymology
Etymology tree English annex Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -urebor. Middle English -ure English -ure English annexure From annex + -ure.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈnɛkʃɚ/
- British English: /əˈnɛkʃə/
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Indian usage