How to pronounce velocipede
American English pronunciation
vuh-LOS-uh-peed
- IPA
- /vəˈlɑsəˌpid/
- Syllables
- vuh · LOS · uh · peed (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What velocipede means
An early bicycle or tricycle
In a sentence: At the museum, we saw a wooden velocipede that riders pushed along with their feet.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French, built from Latin words meaning swift and foot.
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