Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanctionary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sanc-tionary
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or giving sanction.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sanction + -ary.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does sanctionary mean?
Of, pertaining to, or giving sanction.
Where does sanctionary come from?
From sanction + -ary.

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