Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encoffined

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-coffined
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Enclosed in a coffin.

verb

simple past and past participle of encoffin

Example Sentences

"No corpse shall be retained in any premises, including a funeral parlour, for a period longer than 48 hours after death, unless the corpse is encoffined in a hermetically sealed coffin or is embalmed."

Etymology

From en- + coffin + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en
Suffix: coffin

Questions

What does encoffined mean?: Enclosed in a coffin.
Where does encoffined come from?: From en- + coffin + -ed.

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