Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

domus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
do-mus
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit.

noun

In the UK a college (or collectively its fellows) in Cambridge or Oxford.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin domus. Doublet of dome and duomo.

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What does domus mean?
A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit.
Where does domus come from?
Borrowed from Latin domus. Doublet of dome and duomo.

How to pronounce domus

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