Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liber amicorum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
liber am-i-co-rum
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A festschrift.

Etymology

From Latin, liber (“book”) + amīcōrum (“of friends”), genitive plural of amīcus (“friend”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

libri amicorum (plural)

Synonyms

album amicorum

Questions

What does liber amicorum mean?
An early form of autograph book that originated in Germany.
Where does liber amicorum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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