Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discoverture

/dɪsˈkʌvɚˌt͡ʃʊɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-cover-ture
IPA
/dɪsˈkʌvɚˌt͡ʃʊɚ/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

discovery

Obsolete

noun

A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Old French descoverture.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪsˈkʌvɚˌt͡ʃʊɚ/
  • British English: /dɪsˈkʌ.və.tjʊə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce discoverture?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈkʌvɚˌt͡ʃʊɚ/.
What does discoverture mean?
discovery
Where does discoverture come from?
From Old French descoverture.

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