Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lateritious

/ˌlæt əˈrɪʃ əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lat-er-i-tious
IPA: /ˌlæt əˈrɪʃ əs/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the reddish color of bricks.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"lateritious sediment in urine"
"lateritious deposit"

Etymology

From Latin latericius, from later (“brick”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: latericius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlæt əˈrɪʃ əs/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more lateritious (comparative) most lateritious (superlative) latericious (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lateritious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlæt əˈrɪʃ əs/.
What does lateritious mean?: Of the reddish color of bricks.
Where does lateritious come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce lateritious

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