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parcen

/ˈpɑɹsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-cen
IPA
/ˈpɑɹsən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To divide among parceners

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from parcener, from Old French parçonier, from parçon (“part, portion, share, division”), from Latin partītiō, partītiōnem (“division”), from partīre, from pars.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: parçonier, partītiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɑɹsən/
  • British English: /ˈpɑːsɪn/

Inflected Forms

parcens (present, singular) parcening (participle, present) parcened (participle, past) parcened (past)

Homonyms

parson (some accents) parson

Questions

How do you pronounce parcen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹsən/.
What does parcen mean?
To divide among parceners
Where does parcen come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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