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postumbilical

/ˌpəʊstʌmˈbɪlɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pos-tum-bil-i-cal
IPA
/ˌpəʊstʌmˈbɪlɪkəl/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Posterior to the umbilicus.

Etymology

From post- + umbilical.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce postumbilical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpəʊstʌmˈbɪlɪkəl/.
What does postumbilical mean?
Posterior to the umbilicus.
Where does postumbilical come from?
From post- + umbilical.

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