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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fen-so-ry
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to defend; defensive.

Archaic

noun

That which defends.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin defensorius.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

defensories (plural)

Questions

What does defensory mean?
Tending to defend; defensive.
Where does defensory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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