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hastate

/ˈhæsteɪt/

hastate adjective: shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.

Adjective

hastate (comparative more hastate, superlative most hastate)

  1. Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.
  2. Of or pertaining to a spear.

hastate meaning in Tamil

hastate in Tamil

ஈட்டியுருவான

Forms of hastate

comparativemore hastate
superlativemost hastate

Origin of hastate

Inherited from Middle English hastate, borrowed from Latin hastātus (“armed with a spear”), from hasta (“spear”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Words formed from hastate

Questions about hastate

What does hastate mean?
Hastate means shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.
What is hastate in Tamil?
Hastate in Tamil is ஈட்டியுருவான. See Hastate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hastate?
Hastate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hastate?
Hastate is pronounced /ˈhæsteɪt/.

Words near hastate in the dictionary

  1. hasta la vista
  2. hasta pasta
  3. hastae
  4. Hastarian
  5. hastas
  6. hastate
  7. hastated
  8. hastately
  9. hastatoside
  10. haste
  11. haste makes waste

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hastate (page history and authors); hastate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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