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dilucid

/daɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dilu-cid
IPA
/daɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

clear or lucid

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *lukéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō? Latin lūceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin lūcidus Latin dīlūcidus English dilucid From Latin dilucidus, from dilucere (“to be light enough to tell objects apart”). See lucid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dilucid (comparative) most dilucid (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

dilucidation dilucidity dilucidly

Questions

How do you pronounce dilucid?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/.
What does dilucid mean?
clear or lucid
Where does dilucid come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *lukéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō? Latin lūceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin lūcidus Latin dīlūcidus English dilucid From Latin dilucidus, from dilucere (“to be light enough to tell objects apart”). See lucid.

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