Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantab

/ˈkantab/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: cantab
IPA: /ˈkantab/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A graduate of the University of Cambridge.

Colloquial

noun

A student at or graduate of Harvard University, USA (Cambridge, MA).

Colloquial

adj

Example Sentences

"She is frequently visited by the young Cantabs, upon their arrival in the capital […]."
"Sure my invention must be down at zero, / And I grown one of many "Wooden Spoons" / Of verse, (the name with which we Cantabs please / To dub the last of honours in degrees)."

Etymology

Clipping of Cantabrigian, from Latin Cantabrigia (“Cambridge”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Cantabrigia

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkantab/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Cantabs (plural)

Derived Forms

Tab

Questions

How do you pronounce cantab?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkantab/.
What does cantab mean?: A graduate of the University of Cambridge.
Where does cantab come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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