Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clavicula

/kləˈvɪk.jəl.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clav-ic-u-la
IPA: /kləˈvɪk.jəl.ə/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of clavicle.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin clāvicula (“the collarbone”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kləˈvɪk.jəl.ə/

Inflected Forms

claviculae (plural) claviculæ (archaic, plural)

Frequently Paired Words

clavicular claviculate

Rhymes With

curricula diverticula auricula corbicula acicula cuticula cubicula silicula spicula reticula vesicula

Questions

How do you pronounce clavicula?: The recorded pronunciation is /kləˈvɪk.jəl.ə/.
What does clavicula mean?: Alternative form of clavicle.
Where does clavicula come from?: Unadapted borrowing from New Latin clāvicula (“the collarbone”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).

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