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duplicarius

/ˌd(j)u.plɪˈkɛɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
du-pli-car-ius
IPA
/ˌd(j)u.plɪˈkɛɹi.əs/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Ancient Roman army who received double the basic pay.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin duplicārius, from duplicō (“multiply by two”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: duplicārius

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌd(j)u.plɪˈkɛɹi.əs/
  • British English: /ˌdjuː.plɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

duplicarii (plural)

Rhymes With

omnivicarious solitarious noncalcareous corneo-calcareous noncarious nightmarious librarious lampadarius howlarious nonvicarious armarius tattyfilarious

Questions

How do you pronounce duplicarius?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd(j)u.plɪˈkɛɹi.əs/.
What does duplicarius mean?
A member of the Ancient Roman army who received double the basic pay.
Where does duplicarius come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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