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How to pronounce “velocipede”
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Pronunciation guide for velocipede
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of velocipede with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography 17 minutes
It's steampunk. What we have is an electric velocipede.
- Definition summary
- (historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
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How to pronounce velocipede
Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography 17 minutes
It's steampunk. What we have is an electric velocipede.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “velocipede”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- any wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling and steered with a handlebar, including but not limited to bicycles and tricycles.
- (archaic) Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
- (archaic) A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.
- (humorous) A bicycle.
- [Verb]
- to ride on velocipede
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