Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calvaria

/kælˈvɛɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: cal-varia
IPA: /kælˈvɛɹi.ə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.

noun

plural of calvarium

Example Sentences

"CD105 Thy1- progenitor populations derived from regions of the fetal mandible or calvaria that do not undergo endochondral ossification formed only bone without marrow in our assay."

Etymology

From Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calvarium, calavera, and calvary.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: calvāria

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kælˈvɛɹi.ə/
British English: /kælˈvɛəɹi.ə/

Inflected Forms

calvariae (plural) calvarias (plural)

Derived Forms

calvarial calvarian intracalvarial subcalvarial subcalvarian

Synonyms

calvarium skullcap

Rhymes With

area bulgaria malaria bavaria samaria aquaria urticaria varia carpentaria militaria rosaria araucaria

Questions

How do you pronounce calvaria?: The recorded pronunciation is /kælˈvɛɹi.ə/.
What does calvaria mean?: The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
Where does calvaria come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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