Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capharnaum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: caphar-naum
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disorderly jumble; marked by a disorderly accumulation of objects.

Example Sentences

"To his amazement, going through a capharnaum of miscellany (this was October, 1930, to January, 1931), Professor Abbott found what completely sidetracked him from Beattie."

Etymology

Borrowed from French capharnaüm.

Inflected Forms

capharnaums (plural)

Questions

What does capharnaum mean?: A disorderly jumble; marked by a disorderly accumulation of objects.
Where does capharnaum come from?: Borrowed from French capharnaüm.

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