Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

columbary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: colum-bary
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot.

Example Sentences

"Meronym: pigeonhole"

Etymology

From Latin columbarium, columba (“a dove”).

Inflected Forms

columbaries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Columba columbine Columbus

Synonyms

columbarium dovecote

Questions

What does columbary mean?: A pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot.
Where does columbary come from?: From Latin columbarium, columba (“a dove”).

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