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litterateuse

/ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lit-ter-a-teuse
IPA
/ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/
12
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Female equivalent of litterateur: a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Analogically from litterateur + French -euse (feminine agent suffix). (The correct French feminine form is in fact littératrice.)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/
  • British English: /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtɜːz/

Inflected Forms

litterateuses (plural) literateuse (alternative)

Synonyms

litteratrice

Questions

How do you pronounce litterateuse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/.
What does litterateuse mean?
Female equivalent of litterateur: a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.
Where does litterateuse come from?
It is traced to French.

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