First published 1888; not yet revised

bractealadjective

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What does the adjective bracteal mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective bracteal. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the adjective bracteal?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1770	0.015
1780	0.015
1790	0.014
1800	0.014
1810	0.013
1820	0.014
1830	0.0078
1840	0.0087
1850	0.0069
1860	0.0068
1870	0.0053
1880	0.0038
1890	0.0032
1900	0.0038
1910	0.0032
1920	0.0034
1930	0.003
1940	0.0027
1950	0.0028
1960	0.0026
1970	0.0016
1980	0.0014
1990	0.0011
2000	0.0009
2010	0.0009

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How is the adjective bracteal pronounced?

British English

/ˈbraktiːəl/

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Where does the adjective bracteal come from?

Earliest known use

late 1700s

The earliest known use of the adjective bracteal is in the late 1700s.

OED's only evidence for bracteal is from 1771, in Philosophical Transactions 1770.

bracteal is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.

Etymons: Latin bractea, ‑al suffix1.

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Nearby entries

brackish, adj.a1552–
brackish, v.1637
brackishness, n.1571–
brackle, n.1710
brackmard, n.1653–1869
brackwoort, n.1577
bracky, adj.¹1582–1630
bracky, adj.²a1618–
Braconid, adj. & n.1893–
bract, n.1771–
bracteal, adj.1771–
bracteate, adj. & n.1839–
bracteated, adj.1852–
bracted, adj.1854–
bracteiform, adj.1870–
bracteolate, adj.1830–
bracteole, n.1830–
bracteose, adj.1880–
bractlet, n.1835–
brad, n.1295–
brad, adj.c1400

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Entry history for bracteal, adj.

bracteal, adj. was first published in 1888; not yet revised.

bracteal, adj. was last modified in July 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into bracteal, adj. in July 2023.

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Nearby entries

brackish, adj.a1552–
brackish, v.1637
brackishness, n.1571–
brackle, n.1710
brackmard, n.1653–1869
brackwoort, n.1577
bracky, adj.¹1582–1630
bracky, adj.²a1618–
Braconid, adj. & n.1893–
bract, n.1771–
bracteal, adj.1771–
bracteate, adj. & n.1839–
bracteated, adj.1852–
bracted, adj.1854–
bracteiform, adj.1870–
bracteolate, adj.1830–
bracteole, n.1830–
bracteose, adj.1880–
bractlet, n.1835–
brad, n.1295–
brad, adj.c1400

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