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binocle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bin-ocle
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French binocle, from Latin bi- (“two”) + oculus (“eye”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

binocles (plural)

Questions

What does binocle mean?
A kind of double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.
Where does binocle come from?
From French binocle, from Latin bi- (“two”) + oculus (“eye”).

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