épidural
French, adjective/e.pi.dy.ʁal/
épidural is spelled É-P-I-D-U-R-A-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written French, the 198,467th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épidural is a French adjective meaning “epidural” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la zone qui entoure la dure-mère”.
What does épidural mean in English?
adjective
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epidural
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la zone qui entoure la dure-mère.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of épidural
- épidurale feminine
- épiduraux masculine plural
- épidurales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épidural?
- /e.pi.dy.ʁal/
- \e.pi.dy.ʁal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épidural
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épidural in French?
épidural appears about once in every 39 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).