CALAMITE

Meaning of CALAMITE in English

[cal.a.mite] n [NL Calamites, genus of fossil plants, fr. L calamus] (1837): a Paleozoic fossil plant (esp. genus Calamites) resembling a giant horsetail

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CALAMITE — noun Etymology: New Latin Calamites, genus of fossil plants, from Latin calamus Date: 1837 a Paleozoic fossil plant (especially genus …
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CALAMITE — ˈkaləˌmīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Calamites : any fossil of the genus Calamites or related genera • …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALAMITE — (n.) A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail …
Английский словарь Webster
CALAMITE — ( n. ) A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAMITE — — calamitean /kal'euh muy"tee euhn/ , adj. — calamitoid /keuh lam"i toyd'/ , adj. /kal"euh muyt'/ , n. any fossil …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAMITE — noun Etymology: New Latin Calamites, genus of fossil plants, from Latin calamus Date: 1837 : a Paleozoic fossil plant (especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALAMITE — noun a fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern equiseta (the horsetail …
Webster English vocab
CALAMITE — каламит
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CALAMITE — каламит
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CALAMITE — Pronunciation: ' ka-l ə - ˌ m ī t Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Calamites, genus of fossil plants, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CALAMITEAN — adjective see calamite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALAMITY — -əd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitat-, calamitas; akin to Latin in columis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALAMITOID — |kalə|mīˌtȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Calamites + English -oid : resembling a calamite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALAMITY — /keuh lam"i tee/ , n. , pl. calamities . 1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAMITY — ■ noun ( plural calamities ) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress. Derivatives calamitous adjective calamitously …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CALAMITY — [ca.lam.i.ty] n, pl -ties [ME calamytey, fr. MF calamite, fr. L calamitat-, calamitas; perh. akin to L clades destruction] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CALAMITES — originally, a stem fragment of a fossil plant prominent during the coal age, the Carboniferous Period (from 286 million to …
Britannica English vocabulary
CALAMITY — / kəˈlæməti; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -ies ) an event that causes great damage …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALAMITY — ca ‧ lam ‧ i ‧ ty /kəˈlæməti, kəˈlæmɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural calamities ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CALAMITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a disaster, a great misfortune. 2 a adversity. b deep distress. Calamity Jane a prophet of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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КАЛАМИТ — calamite
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