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parietary

/pəˈɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pari-etary
IPA
/pəˈɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of Parietaria.

adj

parietal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English peritorie, from Anglo-Norman paritarie, peritorie, from Late Latin parietāria (“the herb pellitory (noun)”), from parietarius (“of or belonging to a wall (adjective)”), which the modern English form has been remodelled on. Compare pellitory, parietal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: peritorie, paritarie, parietāria

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/
  • British English: /pəˈɹaɪət(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

parietaries (plural)

Synonyms

pellitory

Questions

How do you pronounce parietary?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/.
What does parietary mean?
Any of several species of Parietaria.
Where does parietary come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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