Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meetinghouse

/ˈmitɪŋˌhaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: meet-ing-house
IPA: /ˈmitɪŋˌhaʊs/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building where people meet for a purpose.

noun

A building where a Quaker congregation assembles for worship.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *mōtą Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną Proto-Germanic *mōtijandz Old English mētende Old English *ġemētende Middle English metynge, metinde, metande English meeting Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English meetinghouse From meeting + house.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmitɪŋˌhaʊs/

Inflected Forms

meetinghouses (plural) meeting house (alternative) meeting-house (alternative)

Synonyms

conventicle

Questions

How do you pronounce meetinghouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmitɪŋˌhaʊs/.
What does meetinghouse mean?: A building where people meet for a purpose.
Where does meetinghouse come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *mōtą Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną Proto-Germanic *mōtijandz Old English mētende Old English *ġemētende Middle English metynge, metinde, metande English meeting Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English meetinghouse From meeting + house.

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