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ectopic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
ec-topic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to ectopia.

adj

Being out of place; having an abnormal position.

noun

Ectopic beat.

Colloquial

noun

An ectopic pregnancy.

Colloquial

Etymology

Etymology tree English ectopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ectopic From ectopia + -ic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ectopic (comparative) most ectopic (superlative) ectopics (plural)

Derived Forms

ectopically ectopicity nonectopic

Phrases

ectopic pregnancy

Antonyms

entopic

Rhymes With

topic microscopic philanthropic tropic telescopic spectroscopic macroscopic endoscopic myopic psychotropic atopic arthroscopic

Questions

What does ectopic mean?
Relating to ectopia.
Where does ectopic come from?
Etymology tree English ectopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ectopic From ectopia + -ic.

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