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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peritonsillar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
peri-ton-sil-lar
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Around the tonsils.

Etymology

From peri- + tonsillar.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does peritonsillar mean?
Around the tonsils.
Where does peritonsillar come from?
From peri- + tonsillar.

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