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interosculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-teroscu-late
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To connect together as if kissing; to touch barely.

verb

To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups.

Etymology

From inter- + osculate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

interosculates (present, singular) interosculating (participle, present) interosculated (participle, past) interosculated (past)

Synonyms

inosculate

Questions

What does interosculate mean?
To connect together as if kissing; to touch barely.
Where does interosculate come from?
From inter- + osculate.

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