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calceolate

UK/ˈkalsɪəleɪt/

calceolate adjective: slipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper.

Adjective

calceolate (comparative more calceolate, superlative most calceolate)

  1. Slipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper.

calceolate meaning in Tamil

calceolate in Tamil

மிதியடி போன்ற உருவுள்ள

Forms of calceolate

comparativemore calceolate
superlativemost calceolate

Origin of calceolate

From Latin calceolus (“little shoe, slipper”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + -olus (diminutive noun-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (adjective-forming suffix).

Words formed from calceolate

Questions about calceolate

What does calceolate mean?
Calceolate means slipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper.
What is calceolate in Tamil?
Calceolate in Tamil is மிதியடி போன்ற உருவுள்ள. See Calceolate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calceolate?
Calceolate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce calceolate?
Calceolate is pronounced /ˈkalsɪəleɪt/ (UK).

Words near calceolate in the dictionary

  1. calceolaria
  2. calceolariaceous
  3. calceolarias
  4. calceolarioside
  5. calceolariosides
  6. calceolate
  7. calceolately
  8. calceological
  9. calceology
  10. calcequestrin
  11. calcergy

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