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deprival

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pri-val
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Deprivation; the condition of being deprived.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English deprive Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English deprival From deprive + -al.

Usage

Inflected Forms

deprivals (plural)

Rhymes With

arrival survival rival revival arch-rival gingival adjectival archrival conjunctival perspectival estival subconjunctival

Questions

What does deprival mean?
Deprivation; the condition of being deprived.
Where does deprival come from?
Etymology tree English deprive Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English deprival From deprive + -al.

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