Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gladiature

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glad-ia-ture
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

swordplay; gladiatorial contest

Example Sentences

"Nay in their amphitheatricall gladiatures, the lives of captives lay at the mercy of the Vulgar"

Etymology

From Latin gladiatura.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: gladiatura

Inflected Forms

gladiatures (plural)

Questions

What does gladiature mean?: swordplay; gladiatorial contest
Where does gladiature come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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