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calamitic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
calamitic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rod-shaped; long and thin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin calamus (“a reed”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more calamitic (comparative) most calamitic (superlative)

Phrases

nematic calamitic smectic calamitic

Questions

What does calamitic mean?
Rod-shaped; long and thin.
Where does calamitic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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