Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depiece

/diːˈpiːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-piece
IPA: /diːˈpiːs/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove pieces from; to take apart, disassemble.

Example Sentences

"Mind, being an action of the Infinite, depieces as well as aggregates ad infinitum."
"An ornate set of symbolically retaliatory tortures [...] proceeded with quasi-liturgical exactitude, climaxing in the efforts of four champing horses to pull Damiens's limbs out from his body (in a gruesome twist, his body stubbornly refused to be depieced, and had to be further chopped and battered by public executioner Sanson)."

Etymology

From de- + piece.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈpiːs/

Inflected Forms

depieces (present, singular) depiecing (participle, present) depieced (participle, past) depieced (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce depiece?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈpiːs/.
What does depiece mean?: To remove pieces from; to take apart, disassemble.
Where does depiece come from?: From de- + piece.

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