arteries

Meaning of arteries

plural noun
  1. any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
  2. an important route in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines.
    George Street, main artery of Edinburgh's Golden Mile

late Middle English: from Latin arteria, from Greek artēria, probably from airein ‘raise’.

Information about arteries

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of arteries is: artery.
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Hyphenation of arteries

ar-ter-ies

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • arteries is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

arteries synonyms

Meaning a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities:

highway

Anagrams of arteries

rareties, reastier

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