Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magnificat

/mæɡˈnɪfɪkæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: mag-ni-fi-cat
IPA: /mæɡˈnɪfɪkæt/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The liturgical canticle of the Virgin Mary, sung in Christian churches; taken from her reported words upon the occasion of her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magnificat, the first word of the Latin version of the canticle.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: magnificat

Derived Forms

Mag

Phrases

Magnificat and Nunc dimittis

Synonyms

Mag

Questions

How do you pronounce magnificat?: The recorded pronunciation is /mæɡˈnɪfɪkæt/.
What does magnificat mean?: The liturgical canticle of the Virgin Mary, sung in Christian churches; taken from her reported words upon the occasion of her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth.
Where does magnificat come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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