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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lagerstätte

/ˈlɑːɡəʃtɛtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lager-stat-te
IPA
/ˈlɑːɡəʃtɛtə/
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From German Lagerstätte (“storage place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Lagerstätte

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈlɑːɡəʃtɛtə/

Inflected Forms

lagerstätten (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lagerstätte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑːɡəʃtɛtə/.
What does lagerstätte mean?
A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.
Where does lagerstätte come from?
It is traced to German.

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