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pecten

/ˈpɛktɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
pecten
IPA
/ˈpɛktɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.

Obsolete

noun

The pubic bone.

noun

A comb structure.

noun

Short for pecten oculi

noun

One of the genus Pecten of scallops.

Etymology

From Latin pecten (“comb”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pectens (plural) pectines (plural)

Homonyms

pectin

Rhymes With

lectin galectin

Questions

How do you pronounce pecten?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛktɪn/.
What does pecten mean?
The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
Where does pecten come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pecten

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