Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptoporticus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cryp-to-por-ti-cus
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level, normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault; also, a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have openings or windows instead of columns.

Example Sentences

"The cloſe vvalkes, vvhich vvere called cryptoporticus vvere not of choice but of neceſſitie, vvhen extremitie of vveather vvould not let them vvalke abroad."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cryptoporticus.

Inflected Forms

cryptoporticuses (plural) cryptoportici (plural) cryptoportico (alternative)

Questions

What does cryptoporticus mean?: A vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level, normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault; also, a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have openings or windows instead of columns.
Where does cryptoporticus come from?: Borrowed from Latin cryptoporticus.

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