Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cide
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cut off.

Dated; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Latin excidere, excisum; ex (“out”) + caedere (“to cut”). See concise, and compare excise (“to cut off”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *kh₂eyd-, excidere

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does excide mean?
To cut off.
Where does excide come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce excide

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