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Definition: ECTAL

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer; -- opposed to ental.[Websters]
2. Being outer. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb ectally.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(ectally)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective ectal.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Ectal" is a common misspelling or typo for: rectal.

Date "Ectal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Ectal \Ec"tal\, adjective. [See Ect-.]. (references)

Abbreviations & Acronyms: ECTAL

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
ECTAL English Erasmus Centre for Transport and Logistics N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Definition: ECTAL

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer; -- opposed to ental.[Websters]
2. Being outer. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb ectally.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(ectally)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective ectal.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"ECTAL" is a common misspelling or typo for: rectal.

Date "ECTAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Ectal \Ec"tal\, adjective. [See Ect-.]. (references)

Abbreviations & Acronyms: ECTAL

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
ECTALEnglishErasmus Centre for Transport and LogisticsN/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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