Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: as-sise
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.

Example Sentences

"The “Assises” in question are numbered III and IV by Mourlon , and are the lower two of his divisions of the ”psammites” (op. cit., tome i, pp. 92, 93). There is little doubt but that the present species is the Agelacrinus of Mourlon."

Etymology

Borrowed from French assise.

Inflected Forms

assises (plural)

Synonyms

bed

Questions

What does assise mean?: Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
Where does assise come from?: Borrowed from French assise.

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