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horace

/ˈhɔɹəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
ho-race
IPA
/ˈhɔɹəs/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).

name

A male given name from Latin.

Etymology

From Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, possibly from Etruscan. Doublet of Horatio.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɔɹəs/
  • British English: /ˈhɒɹɪs/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Horaces (plural)

Derived Forms

Horatian

Frequently Paired Words

Horry Virgil

Rhymes With

morris chorus doris porous taurus horus thesaurus tyrannosaurus mcmorris brontosaurus stegosaurus dilophosaurus

Questions

How do you pronounce horace?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹəs/.
What does horace mean?
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).
Where does horace come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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