Todays Word
sedentary
sed‧en‧tar‧y /ˈsɛd
nˌtɛri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sed-n-ter-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
nˌtɛri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sed-n-ter-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
| 1. | characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation. |
| 2. | accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise. |
| 3. | Chiefly Zoology.
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[Origin: 1590–1600; < L sedentārius sitting, equiv. to sedent- (s. of sedēns, prp. of sedēre to sit1; see -ent) + -ārius -ary]
—Related forms
sed‧en‧tar‧i‧ly /ˌsɛdnˈtɛərəli, ˈsɛdnˌtɛr-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sed-n-tair-uh-lee, sed-n-ter-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective
nˈtɛərəli, ˈsɛdnˌtɛr-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sed-n-tair-uh-lee, sed-n-ter-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective sed‧en‧tar‧i‧ness, noun
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