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hodiern

/ˈhəʊdiˌɜː(ɹ)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hodiern
IPA
/ˈhəʊdiˌɜː(ɹ)n/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of this day; present-day.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hodiernus, from hodie (“today”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hodiern (comparative) most hodiern (superlative)

Derived Forms

hodiernal

Questions

How do you pronounce hodiern?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhəʊdiˌɜː(ɹ)n/.
What does hodiern mean?
Of this day; present-day.
Where does hodiern come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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