Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damnatio memoriae

/dæmˌnɑti.oʊ məˈmɔri.aɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: damna-tio memo-ri-ae
IPA: /dæmˌnɑti.oʊ məˈmɔri.aɪ/

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.

Uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin damnātiō memoriae (literally “condemnation of memory”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dæmˌnɑti.oʊ məˈmɔri.aɪ/
British English: /damˌnɑːtɪ.əʊ mɪˈmɔːrɪ.aɪ/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

damnation of memory

Questions

How do you pronounce damnatio memoriae?: The recorded pronunciation is /dæmˌnɑti.oʊ məˈmɔri.aɪ/.
What does damnatio memoriae mean?: A posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.
Where does damnatio memoriae come from?: Unadapted borrowing from New Latin damnātiō memoriae (literally “condemnation of memory”).

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