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speculative masonry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
spec-u-la-tive -ma-son-ry
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Freemasonry, as distinct from masonry in its ordinary sense relating to construction.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the belief that Freemasonry originated as an intellectual or “speculative” derivative of the ancient precepts of practical masonry.

Usage

Questions

What does speculative masonry mean?
Freemasonry, as distinct from masonry in its ordinary sense relating to construction.
Where does speculative masonry come from?
From the belief that Freemasonry originated as an intellectual or “speculative” derivative of the ancient precepts of practical masonry.

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