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mascule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mas-cule
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of mascle.

Etymology

Variant of mascle, Middle English maskel, maskle, from maskle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from Germanic source. Cognate with Medieval Latin macula and Old French macle, macule. Compare English mesh). Doublet of mail.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: maskel, mascula

Inflected Forms

mascules (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

masculy

Questions

What does mascule mean?
Alternative form of mascle.
Where does mascule come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mascule

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