Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deglaciate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deglaciate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become uncovered as a result of the melting of a former glacier

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English glaciate English deglaciate From de- + glaciate.

Inflected Forms

deglaciates (present, singular) deglaciating (participle, present) deglaciated (participle, past) deglaciated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deglaciation

Questions

What does deglaciate mean?: To become uncovered as a result of the melting of a former glacier
Where does deglaciate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English glaciate English deglaciate From de- + glaciate.

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