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half-baptism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
half-bap-tism
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short private baptism, formerly used where an infant was at risk of imminent death.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

half-baptisms (plural)

Phrases

half-baptise half-baptize

Frequently Paired Words

half-baptise half-baptize

Questions

What does half-baptism mean?
A short private baptism, formerly used where an infant was at risk of imminent death.

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