Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imperforate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: im-per-fo-rate
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not perforated.

adj

Not perforated.

noun

A postage stamp that has not been perforated.

Example Sentences

"imperforate anus"
"imperforate hymen"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English perforate English imperforate From im- + perforate.

Inflected Forms

imperforates (plural)

Derived Forms

subimperforate

Frequently Paired Words

imperforation perforation

Synonyms

imperforated nonperforated impatent atretic

Questions

What does imperforate mean?: Not perforated.
Where does imperforate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English perforate English imperforate From im- + perforate.

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