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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peculium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-culi-um
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The savings of a son or a slave, with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own.

noun

A special fund for private and personal uses.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peculium. See peculiar.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

peculia (plural)

Questions

What does peculium mean?
The savings of a son or a slave, with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own.
Where does peculium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce peculium

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