Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semifortified

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-for-ti-fied
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partially or somewhat fortified.

Example Sentences

"We were walking on grass now, and I saw that the tent-cathedral had been pitched on a champian surrounded by semifortified houses; its insubstantial belfries looked down upon their parapets."

Etymology

From semi- + fortified.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi-

Questions

What does semifortified mean?: Partially or somewhat fortified.
Where does semifortified come from?: From semi- + fortified.

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