Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sport of nature

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: sport of -na-ture
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A natural object which by pure chance resembles some other thing.

Example Sentences

"The dogma that organized fossils were mere sports of nature."

Etymology

Calque of Latin lusus naturae

Inflected Forms

sports of nature (plural)

Questions

What does sport of nature mean?: A natural object which by pure chance resembles some other thing.
Where does sport of nature come from?: Calque of Latin lusus naturae

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