Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relatch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-latch
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Example Sentences

"They descended the precipitous path, they relatched the rusty gate, and set off at a stamping, ringing walk down the frozen forest road."

Etymology

From re- + latch.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Inflected Forms

relatches (present, singular) relatching (participle, present) relatched (participle, past) relatched (past)

Questions

What does relatch mean?: To latch again
Where does relatch come from?: From re- + latch.

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