Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conclaved

/ˈkɑnˌkleɪvd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-claved
IPA: /ˈkɑnˌkleɪvd/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Participating in a closed, private, or secret meeting.

adj

Participating in a closed, private, or secret meeting.

adj

Hidden, secluded.

verb

simple past and past participle of conclave

Example Sentences

"[N]oble Rivaulx' shrine, whose frequent tolling bells / Disturbed our holy conclaved monks in hours of fast and prayer, […]"
""Brothers, we have a Pope!" Bennelli exclaimed. "But I request that you remain conclaved, until I consult the man whom we elected. I shall return within the hour.""
"[D]eathlike silence reigns / Over that conclaved scorn, pride, shame, and dread; […]"
"[A]fter having sealed his letters, and once his own messages have become invisible for him, sealed, secret, ciphered, conclaved, and have from that point become substitutable, Menalcas naturally makes mistakes in address and confuses the addressees of those to whose houses he sends his letters."

Etymology

From conclave + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: conclave
Suffix: -ed

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑnˌkleɪvd/
British English: /ˈkɒnkleɪvd/

Questions

How do you pronounce conclaved?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑnˌkleɪvd/.
What does conclaved mean?: Participating in a closed, private, or secret meeting.
Where does conclaved come from?: From conclave + -ed.

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