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exolabial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-o-labi-al
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālisbor. English labial English exolabial From exo- + labial.

Inflected Forms

exo-labial (alternative)

Synonyms

compressed pursed vertical lip-rounding inrounding or outer rounding

Antonyms

endolabial

Rhymes With

dentolabial endolabial apicolabial orolabial interlabial anterolabial posterolabial illabial ventrolabial maxillolabial superlabial basolabial

Questions

What does exolabial mean?
Of a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.
Where does exolabial come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālisbor. English labial English exolabial From exo- + labial.

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