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ferial

/ˈfɛɹɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
fe-ri-al
IPA
/ˈfɛɹɪəl/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.

adj

Jovial, festive, as if pertaining to a holiday.

noun

A feria.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English ferial, from Medieval Latin fēriālis, from Latin fēria (“weekday”) (whence the first sense), fēriae (“holidays”) (whence the second).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ferial, fēriālis, fēria

Inflected Forms

ferials (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ferial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛɹɪəl/.
What does ferial mean?
Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
Where does ferial come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ferial

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