Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circular parry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: cir-cu-lar -par-ry
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a defensive move in fencing; a parry in which the blade moves in a circle to block an opponent's attack from the opposite side from which it started (sometimes called a contra- or counter-parry)

Inflected Forms

circular parries (plural)

Questions

What does circular parry mean?: a defensive move in fencing; a parry in which the blade moves in a circle to block an opponent's attack from the opposite side from which it started (sometimes called a contra- or counter-parry)

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