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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penitency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-i-ten-cy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of penitence.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

penitencies (plural)

Questions

What does penitency mean?
Obsolete form of penitence.

How to pronounce penitency

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