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dies irae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
dies i-rae
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Day of wrath; -- the name and beginning of a famous mediæval Latin hymn on the Last Judgment.

Questions

What does dies irae mean?
Day of wrath; -- the name and beginning of a famous mediæval Latin hymn on the Last Judgment.

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