Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semilunar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: semilu-nar
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.

noun

The lunate bone, or semilunar bone.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English lunar English semilunar From semi- + lunar.

Inflected Forms

semilunars (plural)

Phrases

semilunar bone semilunar ganglion semilunar notch semilunar valve

Synonyms

crescent crescent-shaped lunate

Questions

What does semilunar mean?: Shaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.
Where does semilunar come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English lunar English semilunar From semi- + lunar.

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