cometary

cometary

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English comet
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English cometary

    From comet + -ary.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒm.ɪ.t(ə).ri/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.məˌtɛ.ri/

    Adjective

    cometary (not comparable)

    1. (astronomy) relating to comets

    Derived terms

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