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deaness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deaness
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nun who serves as dean in a convent.

noun

A female dean (head of a university faculty).

noun

The wife of a dean.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dean + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

deanesses (plural)

Questions

What does deaness mean?
A nun who serves as dean in a convent.
Where does deaness come from?
From dean + -ess.

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