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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imponent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-po-nent
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That imposes a rule.

noun

One who imposes a rule.

Etymology

From Latin impōnēns (“laying aside”), present active participle of impōnō (“to put upon”), from im- + pōnō (“put, place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

imponents (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

impose imposing

Questions

What does imponent mean?
That imposes a rule.
Where does imponent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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