Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double-decant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble-de-cant
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To decant (wine) first into a decanter and then back into the original bottle.

Transitive verb

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

double-decants (present, singular) double-decanting (participle, present) double-decanted (participle, past) double-decanted (past)

Questions

What does double-decant mean?: To decant (wine) first into a decanter and then back into the original bottle.

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