Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrifact

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ri-fact
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction.

Example Sentences

"The whole scene was littered with petrifacts of different sizes and kinds, enormous trees, weighing tons, bared of their branches, overthrown and turned to stone."
"Her long hair, whiter than snow at normal times, had been combed out neatly and tied at the back. Illuminated by the sunlight, it was no longer like snow—but a petrifact, a diamond."

Etymology

From Latin petra (“stone”) + (arte)fact.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: petra

Inflected Forms

petrifacts (plural)

Questions

What does petrifact mean?: An object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction.
Where does petrifact come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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