Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ploce

/ˈplɒsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ploce
IPA: /ˈplɒsi/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin plŏcē, from Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ, “complication”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ploce, πλοκή

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

aussie glossy posse bossy mossy lossy colossi glauce

Questions

How do you pronounce ploce?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplɒsi/.
What does ploce mean?: A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.
Where does ploce come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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