Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oscular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-cu-lar
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the mouth.

Etymology

From Latin ōsculum + -ar.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more oscular (comparative) most oscular (superlative)

Derived Forms

oscularly

Frequently Paired Words

osculate osculum

Questions

What does oscular mean?
Of or pertaining to the mouth.
Where does oscular come from?
From Latin ōsculum + -ar.

How to pronounce oscular

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