introitus
/ɪnˈtɹəʊ.ɪtəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The entrance to a hollow organ or canal; often specifically the entrance to the vagina.
noun
A piece of music played before a mass; a musical introduction of any sort.
Example Sentences
- "During NA therapy, 49 of the 54 women cleared their introitus of all Enterobacteriaceae."
- "Now, far be it from me to add insult to injury, but how could you be so klutzy that you "missed the introitus"?"
- "There is nothing feminine about these male pseudohermaphrodites except their introitus, and they seem to be normally male otherwise."
- "Five have an introitus (introduction) that stands outside the isorhythmic scheme;¹⁰⁸ some of these introitus are instrumental rather than vocal […]"
- "As summarized in Example 3.14, nearly all of these introitus […]"
Etymology
From Latin introitus.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɪnˈtɹəʊ.ɪtəs/