Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clarain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clarain
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of coal having stratifications parallel to the bedding plane.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin clārus + French -ain (“-ane”), after fusain. Coined by British birth control campaigner and paleontologist Marie Stopes in 1918.

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What does clarain mean?
A form of coal having stratifications parallel to the bedding plane.
Where does clarain come from?
From Latin clārus + French -ain (“-ane”), after fusain. Coined by British birth control campaigner and paleontologist Marie Stopes in 1918.

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