Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercipient

/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈsɪpi.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-cip-i-ent
IPA: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈsɪpi.ənt/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intercepting; stopping.

noun

One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything.

Example Sentences

"I continued the way of dressing , and applied Empl. è bolo, as an Intercipient , about the Ancle and upper part of the Foot"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intercipiēns, present participle of intercipiō. See intercept.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂p-, intercipiēns

Inflected Forms

intercipients (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce intercipient?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈsɪpi.ənt/.
What does intercipient mean?: Intercepting; stopping.
Where does intercipient come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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