Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distinguo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tin-guo
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"We are told that the lady was silenced: yet it could be maintained that Jane Austen has not allowed Bingley to put forward the full strength of his position. He ought to have replied with a distinguo."

Etymology

From Latin distinguō (“to distinguish”).

Inflected Forms

distinguos (plural)

Questions

What does distinguo mean?: A distinction.
Where does distinguo come from?: From Latin distinguō (“to distinguish”).

How to pronounce distinguo

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