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despeckle

[diːˈspɛkəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-speck-le
IPA
[diːˈspɛkəɫ]
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove speckles from.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English speckle English despeckle From de- + speckle.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: [diːˈspɛkəɫ]

Inflected Forms

despeckles (present, singular) despeckling (participle, present) despeckled (participle, past) despeckled (past)

Derived Forms

despeckler

Questions

How do you pronounce despeckle?
The recorded pronunciation is [diːˈspɛkəɫ].
What does despeckle mean?
To remove speckles from.
Where does despeckle come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English speckle English despeckle From de- + speckle.

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