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formicarian

/ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
formi-car-i-an
IPA
/ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to ants.

Etymology

From Latin formica (“ant”) + -arian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌfɔː.mɪˈkɛə.ɹi.ən/

Synonyms

formican

Rhymes With

non-proletarian pseudo-riparian super-centenarian wiktionarian nontrinitarian tricenarian denarian singularitarian lactoovovegetarian malabarian antitotalitarian baudelairean

Questions

How do you pronounce formicarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/.
What does formicarian mean?
Of or pertaining to ants.
Where does formicarian come from?
From Latin formica (“ant”) + -arian.

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