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ivorine

/ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ivorine
IPA
/ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made of ivory.

Obsolete

adj

Resembling ivory; white, smooth.

Literary

noun

A type of man-made imitation ivory.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ivorine (comparative) most ivorine (superlative) ivorines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ivorine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/.
What does ivorine mean?
Made of ivory.
Where does ivorine come from?
From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine.

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