Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semifigurative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semi-fig-u-ra-tive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat or partly figurative.

Etymology

From semi- + figurative.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does semifigurative mean?
Somewhat or partly figurative.
Where does semifigurative come from?
From semi- + figurative.

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