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intuse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-tuse
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bruise; a contusion.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin intundere (“to bruise”), from in- (“in”) + tundere, tusum (“to beat, bruise”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

intuses (plural)

Questions

What does intuse mean?
A bruise; a contusion.
Where does intuse come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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