conterminous
/kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Latin conterminusbor. English conterminous Borrowed from Latin conterminus.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/
- British English: /kɒnˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/