Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penumbrae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
penum-brae
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of penumbra

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin pēnumbrae.

Questions

What does penumbrae mean?
plural of penumbra
Where does penumbrae come from?
Learned borrowing from New Latin pēnumbrae.

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