sinclair
/sɪŋˈklɛəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Example Sentences
- "In molecular biologist David Sinclair’s lab at Harvard Medical School, old mice are growing young again. Using proteins that can turn an adult cell into a stem cell, Sinclair and his team have reset aging cells in mice to earlier versions of themselves."
- "On a merchant ship, Father Sinclair had to do safety drills every 10 days. On a fishing vessel, it’s monthly, and there is no requirement to check the log to see if the drill has been done or done correctly."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /sɪŋˈklɛəɹ/
- British English: /sɪŋˈklɛə/
Inflected Forms
Sinclaire (alternative)
Sinclare (alternative)
Sinclar (alternative)
Saint Clair (alternative)
Saint-Clair (alternative)
St Clair (alternative)
St. Clair (alternative)
St-Clair (alternative)
Saint Claire (alternative)
Saint-Claire (alternative)
St Claire (alternative)
St. Claire (alternative)