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ligure

/ˈlɪɡjʊə̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
lig-ure
IPA
/ˈlɪɡjʊə̯/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate

Obsolete

Etymology

Likely derived from the ancient region of Liguria in northwestern Italy, from Middle English lygire, ligury, lugre, from Late Latin ligūrius, from Ancient Greek λιγύριον (ligúrion) or λυγκούριον (lunkoúrion).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: lygire, ligūrius, λιγύριον

Usage

Inflected Forms

ligures (plural)

Derived Forms

ligurite

Questions

How do you pronounce ligure?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪɡjʊə̯/.
What does ligure mean?
A gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate
Where does ligure come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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