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secretarial

/ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
sec-re-tar-i-al
IPA
/ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a secretary.

adj

Connected with a secretary's work.

Etymology

From a Latin-type formation *sēcrētāriālis, from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius + Latin -ālis. By surface analysis, secretary + -al.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, sēcrētārius, -ālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/
  • British English: /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛəɹi.əl/

Inflected Forms

more secretarial (comparative) most secretarial (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsecretarial secretarially undersecretarial unsecretarial

Synonyms

secretarian

Rhymes With

aerial burial ariel adversarial actuarial mariel malarial areal arial antimalarial notarial filarial

Questions

How do you pronounce secretarial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/.
What does secretarial mean?
Pertaining to a secretary.
Where does secretarial come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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