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clavate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
clavate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1661; borrowed from New Latin clāvātus, from Latin clāva (“club”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, clav(a) + -ate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more clavate (comparative) most clavate (superlative)

Derived Forms

obclavate subclavate

Frequently Paired Words

flabellate lamellate capitate

Synonyms

claviform clubbed

Questions

What does clavate mean?
Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.
Where does clavate come from?
It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1661.

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