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centumvirate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tumvi-rate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.

Etymology

From Latin centumvirātus, from centumvirī (“centumvirs, centumviri”) + ātus (abstract noun-forming suffix). Equivalent to centumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, here the group of people performing it).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: centumvirātus

Inflected Forms

centumvirates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

government

Synonyms

government

Questions

What does centumvirate mean?
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
Where does centumvirate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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