Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protuberancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tu-ber-an-cy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being protuberant.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A protuberance.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From protuberant + -cy.

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Questions

What does protuberancy mean?
The quality or state of being protuberant.
Where does protuberancy come from?
From protuberant + -cy.

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