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incensory

/ˈɪn.sɛn.s(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-cen-so-ry
IPA
/ˈɪn.sɛn.s(ə)ɹi/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of censer (“religious ornamental container for burning incense”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incēnsōrium. First attested in 1598. By surface analysis, incense + -ory.

Inflected Forms

incensories (plural)

Synonyms

censer

Rhymes With

sensory dispensary somatosensory extrasensory multisensory suspensory chemosensory neurosensory supersensory mechanosensory viscerosensory electrosensory

Questions

How do you pronounce incensory?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.sɛn.s(ə)ɹi/.
What does incensory mean?
Synonym of censer (“religious ornamental container for burning incense”).
Where does incensory come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin incēnsōrium. First attested in 1598. By surface analysis, incense + -ory.

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