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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engulfment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
en-gulf-ment
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of engulfing

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English engulf Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English engulfment From engulf + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

engulfments (plural) ingulfment (alternative)

Phrases

grain engulfment

Questions

What does engulfment mean?
The act of engulfing
Where does engulfment come from?
Etymology tree English engulf Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English engulfment From engulf + -ment.

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