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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ligno-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lig-no-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

wood

Etymology

From Latin lignum (“wood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ligno- mean?
wood
Where does ligno- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce ligno-

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