Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ancipital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-cip-i-tal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves.

adj

Double; doubtful or ambiguous.

Example Sentences

"This ancipital character of a constitution raises the problem of its adaptability or flexibility. As noted above, many constitutions provide more or less difficult conditions for their amendment, […]"

Etymology

From Latin anceps.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: anceps

Derived Forms

ancipitally subancipital

Synonyms

ancipitous

Questions

What does ancipital mean?: Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves.
Where does ancipital come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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