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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lientery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lien-tery
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the body with little or no digestion.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin leinteria, ultimately from Ancient Greek λειεντερία (leientería), which is composed of λεῖος (leîos) and ἔντερον (énteron); compare French lientérie.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: leinteria, λειεντερία

Usage

Inflected Forms

lienteries (plural)

Questions

What does lientery mean?
A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the body with little or no digestion.
Where does lientery come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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