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opertaneous

/ɑ.pɚˈteɪ.ni.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
op-er-ta-neous
IPA
/ɑ.pɚˈteɪ.ni.əs/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Concealed; private.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opertāneus, from operiō (“cover, envelop”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑ.pɚˈteɪ.ni.əs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more opertaneous (comparative) most opertaneous (superlative)

Rhymes With

spontaneous simultaneous instantaneous cutaneous contemporaneous subcutaneous extraneous extemporaneous ascanius subitaneous sanious

Questions

How do you pronounce opertaneous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑ.pɚˈteɪ.ni.əs/.
What does opertaneous mean?
Concealed; private.
Where does opertaneous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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