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familia

/fəˈmɪlɪə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
fa-mil-ia
IPA
/fəˈmɪlɪə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit.

noun

The paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, all persons adopted into his family and their wives, and all slaves belonging to the household.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin familia (“family”). Doublet of family.

Inflected Forms

familiae (plural) Familias (plural)

Homonyms

familiar (some non-rhotic accents)

Questions

How do you pronounce familia?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈmɪlɪə/.
What does familia mean?
A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit.
Where does familia come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin familia (“family”). Doublet of family.

How to pronounce familia

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