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mentalis

/mɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
men-tal-is
IPA
/mɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin mentālis, ellipsis of musculus mentālis (“the chin muscle”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/

Inflected Forms

mentales (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mental

Rhymes With

chehalis frontalis temporalis occipitalis nasalis vocalis occipitofrontalis orbitalis lingualis ansa cervicalis

Questions

How do you pronounce mentalis?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/.
What does mentalis mean?
A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.
Where does mentalis come from?
Learned borrowing from New Latin mentālis, ellipsis of musculus mentālis (“the chin muscle”).

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