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en croix

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
en croix
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Of a step: performed in turn to the front, the side, the back, and the other side.

Etymology

French en croix (literally “in the shape of a cross”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does en croix mean?
Of a step: performed in turn to the front, the side, the back, and the other side.
Where does en croix come from?
It is traced to French.

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