Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abovementioned

/əˌbʌvˈmɛnʃənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
above-men-tioned
IPA
/əˌbʌvˈmɛnʃənd/
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

mentioned above

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above English mentioned English abovementioned From above + mentioned.

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Questions

How do you pronounce abovementioned?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˌbʌvˈmɛnʃənd/.
What does abovementioned mean?
mentioned above
Where does abovementioned come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above English mentioned English abovementioned From above + mentioned.

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