Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceduous

/ˈsiː.dju.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ce-du-ous
IPA: /ˈsiː.dju.əs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a tree: fit to be felled.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Theſe [trees] we ſhall divide into the Greater and more Ceduous, Fruticant and Shrubby; Feras and wild; or more Civiliz'd and domeſtique; [...]"

Etymology

From Latin caeduus, from caedō (“to cut down”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more ceduous (comparative) most ceduous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ceduous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiː.dju.əs/.
What does ceduous mean?: Of a tree: fit to be felled.
Where does ceduous come from?: From Latin caeduus, from caedō (“to cut down”).

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