piscine
UK/ˈpɪsaɪn/US/ˈpaɪsin/
piscine adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
Adjective
piscine (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
- In the ancient Middle East certain cults had piscine deities, or deities with fish attributes of various kinds.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 96
- At age four he caught his first fish and was evermore fascinated by things piscine; […]2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 40
Noun
IPA/piːˈsiːn/
piscine (plural piscines)
- A public bath or swimming pool in France.
piscine meaning in Tamil and Arabic
piscine in Tamil
- நீச்சல் குளம்
piscine in Arabic
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic
- سَمَكِيّ samakiyy
Synonyms of piscine
Forms of piscine
| plural | piscines |
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Origin of piscine
From Late Latin piscinus or from Latin piscis (“fish”) + -ine.
Borrowed from French piscine.
Words formed from piscine
Words that rhyme with piscine
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- design
- divine
- combine
- pine
- spline
- swine
- consign
- frankenstein
- nine
- refine
- vine
- whine
- benign
- chine
- in line
- intertwine
- recline
- resign
- rine
- undermine
- wine
- affine
- anodyne
- dine
- gold mine
- incline
- malign
- opine
- outshine
- propine
- red line
- shrine
- syne
- tine
- trunk line
- tyne
- atrine
- berine
- bine
- brine
- cline
- confine
- disentwine
- einstein
- equine
- offline
- quine
- repine
Questions about piscine
- What does piscine mean?
- Piscine means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
- What is piscine in Tamil?
- Piscine in Tamil is நீச்சல் குளம். See Piscine meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is piscine?
- Piscine can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce piscine?
- Piscine is pronounced /ˈpɪsaɪn/ (UK).
Words near piscine in the dictionary
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