Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imbrex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-brex
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin imbrex.

Inflected Forms

imbrices (plural)

Questions

What does imbrex mean?: A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.
Where does imbrex come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin imbrex.

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