Speakur

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month's mind

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
mon-th's -mind
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A requiem mass or other commemoration of a deceased person held one month after burial.

Etymology

From Middle English monethes mynde under influence from Medieval Latin dies mensis (“day of the month”) and Old English ġemynd, whose principal sense was "memory".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

months' minds (plural) month mind (alternative)

Phrases

twelvemonth's mind year's mind

Frequently Paired Words

twelvemonth's mind year's mind

Synonyms

month's end trental

Questions

What does month's mind mean?
A requiem mass or other commemoration of a deceased person held one month after burial.
Where does month's mind come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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