Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multiplicatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-pli-ca-to-ry
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to multiply.

Example Sentences

"[Strategies] should be based on well-analysed proposals, no matter how simple they may be, provided that they are both feasible and useful, and above all trigger expansion with multiplicatory effects."

Etymology

From multiply + -c- + -atory or multiplicate + -ory, compare multiplication, multiplicative.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: multiply
Suffix: -c-, multiplicate

Questions

What does multiplicatory mean?: Serving to multiply.
Where does multiplicatory come from?: From multiply + -c- + -atory or multiplicate + -ory, compare multiplication, multiplicative.

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