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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rectrix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rec-trix
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A governess; a rectoress.

noun

A flight feather on the tails of birds, used for directional control.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēctrīx (“one who directs”). By surface analysis, rector + -trix.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

rectrices (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rectricial

Questions

What does rectrix mean?
A governess; a rectoress.
Where does rectrix come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin rēctrīx (“one who directs”). By surface analysis, rector + -trix.

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