Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noncaptive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-cap-tive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Jaguars may not yet be in such desperate shape as Asian tigers, whose noncaptive breeding population has plummeted below 2,500, or African lions, of which there are perhaps only 20,000 to 30,000 left in the wild."

Etymology

From non- + captive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

non-captive (alternative)

Questions

What does noncaptive mean?: Not captive.
Where does noncaptive come from?: From non- + captive.

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