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contubernium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-tu-berni-um
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of quasi-marriage between slaves.

Uncountable

noun

A type of small squadron.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contubernium.

Usage

Questions

What does contubernium mean?
A type of quasi-marriage between slaves.
Where does contubernium come from?
Borrowed from Latin contubernium.

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