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cruciverbalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

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1990, cruci- (“cross”) + verbal (“words”) + -ism (“pertaining to”), from Latin roots crux (“cross”) and verbum (“word”). Cognate to Italian cruciverba.

cruciverse

crucifix cruciform crucify cruciverbal cruciverbalist

What does cruciverbalism mean?: The construction of crosswords.
Where does cruciverbalism come from?: 1990, cruci- (“cross”) + verbal (“words”) + -ism (“pertaining to”), from Latin roots crux (“cross”) and verbum (“word”). Cognate to Italian cruciverba.

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