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nucular

nucular

English

Adjective

nucular ‎(not comparable)

  1. (humorous) Eye dialect spelling of nuclear.

Etymology 2

From nucule + -ar

Adjective

nucular ‎(comparative more nucular, superlative most nucular)

  1. (botany) Nut-shaped; of or relating to a nucule — a section of a compound (usually hard) fruit.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Arnold Zwicky (June 29, 2004), “The thin line between error and mere variation”, in (Please provide the title of the work), retrieved 2006-10-23
  2. ↑ “nucule”, in Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2003

Etymology

From a back-spelling of the mispronunciation of nuclear by metathesis and epenthesis.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnukjʉlɚ/ enPR: no͞oʹkyələr When used for nuclear, this pronunciation is proscribed, although some dictionaries recognize it because of its increasing usage.[1]
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːkjələ/ enPR: nyo͞oʹkyələ

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