Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A name, such as of a plant or animal, that occurs in (especially technical) literature but does not have much currency in the spoken language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
In Imperial China, a name given to a student on starting school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From book + name.
