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empolder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-pold-er
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To construct polders in order to drain land

Etymology

From em- + polder, probably influenced by Dutch inpolderen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

empolders (present, singular) empoldering (participle, present) empoldered (participle, past) empoldered (past)

Questions

What does empolder mean?
To construct polders in order to drain land
Where does empolder come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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