Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oncological

/ˌɒŋkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
on-co-log-i-cal
IPA
/ˌɒŋkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to oncology.

Etymology

Etymology tree English oncology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English oncological From oncology + -ical.

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Questions

How do you pronounce oncological?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɒŋkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ/.
What does oncological mean?
Of or pertaining to oncology.
Where does oncological come from?
Etymology tree English oncology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English oncological From oncology + -ical.

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