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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaudeamus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
gaudea-mus
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A students' merrymaking.

Archaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudeamus (“may we rejoice”)

Usage

Inflected Forms

gaudeamuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gaudy

Questions

What does gaudeamus mean?
A students' merrymaking.
Where does gaudeamus come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin gaudeamus (“may we rejoice”)

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