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ligamentous

/lɪɡ.əˈmɛn.təs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
lig-a-men-tous
IPA
/lɪɡ.əˈmɛn.təs/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to ligaments.

adj

Forming part of a ligament.

Etymology

From ligament + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

capsuloligamentous extraligamentous interligamentous intraligamentous labroligamentous musculoligamentous osteoligamentous periligamentous preligamentous subligamentous supraligamentous transligamentous

Questions

How do you pronounce ligamentous?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪɡ.əˈmɛn.təs/.
What does ligamentous mean?
Of or pertaining to ligaments.
Where does ligamentous come from?
From ligament + -ous.

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