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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pupillary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
pupil-lary
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to person below a certain legal age, or to a ward.

adj

Of or pertaining to a student.

adj

Of or pertaining to the pupil of the eye.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūpillāris, as if the form were *pūpillārius.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pūpillāris

Derived Forms

cochleopupillary interpupillary intrapupillary iridopupillary juxtapupillary midpupillary nonpupillary oculopupillary peripupillary retropupillary transpupillary

Phrases

pupillary space

Rhymes With

auxiliary ancillary capillary maxillary axillary papillary pillory fritillary neurofibrillary premaxillary armillary bacillary

Questions

What does pupillary mean?
Of or pertaining to person below a certain legal age, or to a ward.
Where does pupillary come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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