Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

privative a

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
pri-va-tive a
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alpha privative.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does privative a mean?
An alpha privative.

How to pronounce privative a

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