Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ex-slave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: ex-slave
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former or emancipated slave.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: freedman"
"[…] nearly half the Appalachian ex-slaves had endured fifteen years or more of enslavement, and they were old enough to form and to retain oral histories."

Etymology

From ex- + slave.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ex

Inflected Forms

ex-slaves (plural)

Synonyms

freedman

Questions

What does ex-slave mean?: A former or emancipated slave.
Where does ex-slave come from?: From ex- + slave.

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