Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jubé

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jube
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of rood screen.

Example Sentences

"At the N. corner of the first division is the Post Office; and at the end of the next division is La Madeleine, commenced in the 12th century, and remarkable for its magnificent jubé, or rood-loft, constructed by Jean de Gualde in 1508."
"Behind are the church of St. Etienne du Mont the burial-place of Racine and Pascal, with its beautiful jubé, or choir screen, and the Lycée Henri IV., enclosing the tower of Clovis, all that remains of the fine old abbey church of St. Genevieve."

Etymology

Borrowed from French jubé.

Inflected Forms

jubés (plural) jube (alternative)

Synonyms

rood screen

Questions

What does jubé mean?: Synonym of rood screen.
Where does jubé come from?: Borrowed from French jubé.

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