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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scriptorian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scrip-to-ri-an
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is familiar with scripture or sacred writing, or who refers back to it frequently.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Derived from scripture, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”), by analogy with terms such as historian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

scriptorians (plural)

Questions

What does scriptorian mean?
One who is familiar with scripture or sacred writing, or who refers back to it frequently.
Where does scriptorian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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