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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stade

/steɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
stade
IPA
/steɪd/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).

noun

A track for footraces and its surrounding stadium.

Dated

noun

A stage of progress

Obsolete

noun

A stage of progress

Obsolete

noun

A stage of progress

noun

A unit of length notionally based on the height of a grown man, equivalent to a fathom.

noun

Synonym of estadio: a traditional Spanish unit of measure equivalent to about 1.67 m.

Obsolete

noun

A chief town in an area or country.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), a 600-foot racetrack, a distance of 600 Greek feet. Cognate with French stade. Doublet of stadium, stadion, and estadio.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

stades (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

staith

Synonyms

stadion estadio

Homonyms

staid (general) stayed (except Scotland) stayed staid

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce stade?
The recorded pronunciation is /steɪd/.
What does stade mean?
Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).
Where does stade come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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