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papyraceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pyra-ceous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, similar to, or related to papyrus.

adj

Synonym of papery: of, similar to, or related to paper, particularly its thinness or texture.

Etymology

From Latin papȳrāceus (“made of papyrus”) under influence of Middle French papyracee and French papiracé.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: papȳrāceus, papyracee, papiracé

Inflected Forms

more papyraceous (comparative) most papyraceous (superlative) papyritious (alternative)

Phrases

fetus papyraceus lamina papyracea

Frequently Paired Words

fetus papyraceus lamina papyracea

Synonyms

papery papyral papyric papyriferous papyrian papyrine

Questions

What does papyraceous mean?
Of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
Where does papyraceous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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