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-art

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
-art
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

The termination of many English words; as, cow ard, reyn ard , drunk ard , mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English hard . It usually has the sense of one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root ; as, bragg art , slugg ard .

Questions

What does -art mean?
The termination of many English words; as, cow ard, reyn ard , drunk ard , mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English hard . It usually has the sense of one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root ; as, bragg art , slugg ard .

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