Speakur

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malebranche

/mælˈbɹɑnʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
male-branche
IPA
/mælˈbɹɑnʃ/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French

name

Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), a French philosopher.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Malebranche.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mælˈbɹɑnʃ/
  • British English: /malˈbɹɒnʃ/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Malebranchism Malebranchist

Questions

How do you pronounce malebranche?
The recorded pronunciation is /mælˈbɹɑnʃ/.
What does malebranche mean?
A surname from French
Where does malebranche come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French Malebranche.

How to pronounce malebranche

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