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calceiform

UK/ˈkalsiːɪfɔːm/US/ˈkælsiːəfɔɹm/

calceiform adjective: shoe-shaped, shaped like a shoe.

Adjective

calceiform (comparative more calceiform, superlative most calceiform)

  1. Shoe-shaped, shaped like a shoe.

Forms of calceiform

comparativemore calceiform
superlativemost calceiform

Origin of calceiform

From Latin calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + English -form (“-shaped”) after the model of French calcéiforme.

Questions about calceiform

What does calceiform mean?
Calceiform means shoe-shaped, shaped like a shoe.
What part of speech is calceiform?
Calceiform is an adjective.
How do you pronounce calceiform?
Calceiform is pronounced /ˈkælsiːəfɔɹm/ (US).

Words near calceiform in the dictionary

  1. calcedonic
  2. calcedonies
  3. calcedons
  4. calcedony
  5. calcei
  6. calceiform
  7. calcein
  8. calceins
  9. calcelarioside
  10. calcelariosides
  11. calceloarioside

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