HACEK

hacek, wedge

(noun) a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

HACEK

(pathology) Acronym of Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (the former name of Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans), Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, Kingella kingae ā€” five gram-negative bacilli that are typically associated with being fastidious or difficult to culture and which can cause bacterial endocarditis.

Anagrams

• Cheka, akche, hecka

Noun

hacek (plural haceks or hacky)

Alternative spelling of hĆ”Äek

Anagrams

• Cheka, akche, hecka

Etymology

From Haček.

Proper noun

Hacek

A surname.

Anagrams

• Cheka, akche, hecka

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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