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metastases

/məˈtæstəsiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
me-ta-sta-ses
IPA
/məˈtæstəsiz/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of metastasis

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin metastases.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈtæstəsiz/
  • British English: /mɪˈtæstəsiːs/

Questions

How do you pronounce metastases?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈtæstəsiz/.
What does metastases mean?
plural of metastasis
Where does metastases come from?
Learned borrowing from Late Latin metastases.

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