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hippocrepiform

/ˌhɪpəˈkɹɛpɪfɔː(ɹ)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-pocre-pi-form
IPA
/ˌhɪpəˈkɹɛpɪfɔː(ɹ)m/
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a horseshoe.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís, “boot”) + -form (from Latin -formis).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

hippocrepian

Questions

How do you pronounce hippocrepiform?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɪpəˈkɹɛpɪfɔː(ɹ)m/.
What does hippocrepiform mean?
Shaped like a horseshoe.
Where does hippocrepiform come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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