Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuberculous

/tuˈbɝkjələs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: tu-ber-cu-lous
IPA: /tuˈbɝkjələs/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.

adj

Having or relating to tubercles.

Example Sentences

"Not only for the adult excluded from work because of his infirmity, but also for the child excluded from the school because of its being tuberculous or predisposed must suitable provision for its cure and education be provided in preventorial and open air schools, the value of which has already been emphasized."

Etymology

From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tuberculum
Suffix: ous

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tuˈbɝkjələs/
British English: /tjuˈbɜːkjələs/

Derived Forms

antituberculous epituberculous nontuberculous paratuberculous pretuberculous pseudotuberculous

Phrases

scrofulo-tuberculous tuberculous dactylitis tuberculous meningitis

Synonyms

tubercular

Questions

How do you pronounce tuberculous?: The recorded pronunciation is /tuˈbɝkjələs/.
What does tuberculous mean?: Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
Where does tuberculous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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