Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercident

/ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)sɪdənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-ci-dent
IPA: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)sɪdənt/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Coming or falling between; happening accidentally.

Obsolete

noun

A day that falls between other days of importance.

Example Sentences

"But it is found by ſad experience, that ſhe rouſes herſelf up to make a criſis, not only upon improper, and, as phyſicians call them, intercident days, […] vvhich ſeldom afford any criſis, and much ſeldomer a good one; but alſo vvhen there appear not any ſigns of coction, or at leaſt of due coction, and by theſe unſeaſonable attempts vveaken the patient, and increaſe the malady, or perhaps make it ſpeedily mortal."

Etymology

From Latin intercidens, intercedentis, present participle of intercidere (“to fall between”); inter (“between”) + cadere (“to fall”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: intercidens

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

intercidents (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce intercident?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)sɪdənt/.
What does intercident mean?: Coming or falling between; happening accidentally.
Where does intercident come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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