Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unancient

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unan-cient
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"It is almost unnecessary to point out the features of his work which could have no place in an old play. The first scene is obviously and notoriously unancient."

Etymology

From un- + ancient.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unancient (comparative) most unancient (superlative)

Questions

What does unancient mean?: Not ancient.
Where does unancient come from?: From un- + ancient.

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