Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-pi-tal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.

adj

Of or pertaining to crossroads.

Example Sentences

"The compital shrines stood at primary crossroads in the vici and received sacrifices during the annual Compitalia Festival."

Etymology

From Latin compitus (“crossroads”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: compitus

Questions

What does compital mean?: Of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.
Where does compital come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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