Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

index rerum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: in-dex re-rum
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.

noun

An index of subjects; used when a work contains multiple indices, such as one for personal names (index nominum), passages cited (index locorum), or words (index verborum)

Etymology

Latin: index + rerum.

Inflected Forms

index rerums (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

index nominum index locorum index verborum

Questions

What does index rerum mean?: A tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
Where does index rerum come from?: Latin: index + rerum.

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