Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imprinted

/ɪmˈpɹɪntɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: im-print-ed
IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɪntɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of imprint

adj

Stamped or impressed.

adj

Produced by or exhibiting imprinting; showing distinction by its origin from the paternal or maternal genome.

Example Sentences

"The inference is that there is an imprinted gene somewhere on the X chromosome, which is normally switched on only on the paternal copy and that this gene somehow enhances the development of social adjustment [...]."

Etymology

From imprint + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪmˈpɹɪntɪd/

Inflected Forms

more imprinted (comparative) most imprinted (superlative)

Derived Forms

microimprinted misimprinted nanoimprinted nonimprinted reimprinted unimprinted

Rhymes With

printed reprinted tinted minted sprinted

Questions

How do you pronounce imprinted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹɪntɪd/.
What does imprinted mean?: simple past and past participle of imprint
Where does imprinted come from?: From imprint + -ed.

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