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axile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ax-ile
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English ax(is) Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. English -ile English axile From ax(is) + -ile.

Derived Forms

circumaxile subaxile tetraxile

Frequently Paired Words

axial axis axil axilla

Synonyms

axial

Questions

What does axile mean?
Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.
Where does axile come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English ax(is) Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. English -ile English axile From ax(is) + -ile.

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