Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pugilistics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pugilis-tics
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pugilism, boxing

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English pugilistic Middle English -es English -s English pugilistics From pugilistic + -s.

Usage

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Questions

What does pugilistics mean?
pugilism, boxing
Where does pugilistics come from?
Etymology tree English pugilistic Middle English -es English -s English pugilistics From pugilistic + -s.

How to pronounce pugilistics

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