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canticle

/ˈkæntɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
can-ti-cle
IPA
/ˈkæntɪkəl/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

Etymology

From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (“song”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

canticles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce canticle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæntɪkəl/.
What does canticle mean?
A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.
Where does canticle come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce canticle

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