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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ancora

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
an-co-ra
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.

Etymology

From Latin ancora. Doublet of anchor and anker.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ancorae (plural)

Questions

What does ancora mean?
Either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.
Where does ancora come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce ancora

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