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fornicatory

/ˈfɔɹnɪkəˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-ni-ca-to-ry
IPA
/ˈfɔɹnɪkəˌtɔɹi/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to fornication.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fornicātōrius, from fornicātor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fornicātōrius

Questions

How do you pronounce fornicatory?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɹnɪkəˌtɔɹi/.
What does fornicatory mean?
Of or pertaining to fornication.
Where does fornicatory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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