Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holard

/ˈhɒˌlɑː(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-l-ard
IPA: /ˈhɒˌlɑː(ɹ)d/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The total water content of a sample of soil

Dated

Example Sentences

"Methods of determining the holard are so numerous and so simple as to need little comment."
"The holard of clays ranges from 20 to 60 per cent during the growing season."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

holards (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chresard echard

Questions

How do you pronounce holard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɒˌlɑː(ɹ)d/.
What does holard mean?: The total water content of a sample of soil
Where does holard come from?: From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + ἄρδω (árdō, “to water, to irrigate”).

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