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michelangelo

/ˌmaɪkəlˈænd͡ʒɪloʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
michelan-ge-lo
IPA
/ˌmaɪkəlˈænd͡ʒɪloʊ/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 15th- and 16th-century Italian artist, full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475–1564).

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Etymology

From Italian Michelangelo, from Michele (“Michael”) + Angelo (“Angel”), referring to Michael the Archangel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Michelangelos (plural)

Derived Forms

Michelangelesque Michelangelism

Rhymes With

angelo

Questions

How do you pronounce michelangelo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪkəlˈænd͡ʒɪloʊ/.
What does michelangelo mean?
A 15th- and 16th-century Italian artist, full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475–1564).
Where does michelangelo come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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