Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magistral

/ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: ma-gis-tral
IPA: /ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative.

adj

Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective.

Obsolete

adj

Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.

noun

A sovereign medicine or remedy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A magistral line.

Countable

noun

Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[Y]ou live on a magistral hill in a venerable mansion, not to speak of governmental rations."
"Toby opened the game with a magistral flourish."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin magistrālisder. Middle French magistralbor. English magistral Borrowed from Middle French magistral, from Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master, teacher”) + -ālis. Doublet of mistral.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/
British English: /ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more magistral (comparative) most magistral (superlative) magistrals (plural)

Derived Forms

magistrality magistrally

Questions

How do you pronounce magistral?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/.
What does magistral mean?: Of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative.
Where does magistral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin magistrālisder. Middle French magistralbor. English magistral Borrowed from Middle French magistral, from Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master, teacher”) + -ālis. Doublet of mistral.

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