Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mappemonde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mappe-monde
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medieval map of the known or imagined world.

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin mappa mundī (“map of the world”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: mappa mundī

Inflected Forms

mappemondes (plural)

Questions

What does mappemonde mean?: A medieval map of the known or imagined world.
Where does mappemonde come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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