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vacist

/ˈvɑː.kɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vacist
IPA
/ˈvɑː.kɪst/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A student who has finished a certain level of schooling and is on holiday while they wait to receive their national examination marks, which will allow them to continue their education.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English vacation English vac(ation) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vacist From vac(ation) + -ist. Doublet of vacationist.

Inflected Forms

vacists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce vacist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɑː.kɪst/.
What does vacist mean?
A student who has finished a certain level of schooling and is on holiday while they wait to receive their national examination marks, which will allow them to continue their education.
Where does vacist come from?
Etymology tree Middle English vacation English vac(ation) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vacist From vac(ation) + -ist. Doublet of vacationist.

How to pronounce vacist

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