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retroilluminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retroil-lu-mi-nate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To illuminate by passing light through it from behind.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From retro- + illuminate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

retroilluminates (present, singular) retroilluminating (participle, present) retroilluminated (participle, past) retroilluminated (past)

Questions

What does retroilluminate mean?
To illuminate by passing light through it from behind.
Where does retroilluminate come from?
From retro- + illuminate.

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