Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premalignant

/pɹiˈməˈlɪɡnənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ma-lig-nant
IPA: /pɹiˈməˈlɪɡnənt/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English malignant English premalignant From pre- + malignant.

Questions

How do you pronounce premalignant?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈməˈlɪɡnənt/.
What does premalignant mean?: Precancerous.
Where does premalignant come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English malignant English premalignant From pre- + malignant.

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