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encarpus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-car-pus
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.

Obsolete

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαρπος (énkarpos, “containing fruit”) (ἐν- (en-) + καρπός (karpós)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, ἔγκαρπος

Usage

Inflected Forms

encarpuses (plural) encarpi (plural) encarpa (alternative)

Questions

What does encarpus mean?
An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
Where does encarpus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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