Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compellative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
com-pella-tive
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.

Inflected Forms

compellatives (plural)

Questions

What does compellative mean?
The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.

How to pronounce compellative

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