Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excern

/ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cern
IPA
/ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)n/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

excrete; give off

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excernō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

excerns (present, singular) excerning (participle, present) excerned (participle, past) excerned (past)

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Questions

How do you pronounce excern?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)n/.
What does excern mean?
excrete; give off
Where does excern come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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