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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuncupatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nun-cu-pa-to-ry
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nuncupative; oral rather than written.

Example Sentences

  • "a nuncupatory will"

Etymology

From Latin nuncupāt-, past participial stem of nuncupō, + -ory. Compare Late Latin nuncupātōrius.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does nuncupatory mean?
Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
Where does nuncupatory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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