Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porrect

/pəˈɹɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: por-rect
IPA: /pəˈɹɛkt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

stretched out or forward

verb

To stretch out or forward.

verb

To proffer (a document) for inspection.

Example Sentences

"The palpi of moths in the genus Thumatha are porrect and slender."
"The Court said, it was a general rule, that the Wife's Proctor, at this stage of the cause, was at liberty to porrect his Bill of Costs, as against the Husband."

Etymology

From Latin porrectus, past participle of porrigō (“stretch out”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: porrectus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈɹɛkt/
British English: /pəˈɹɛkt/

Inflected Forms

more porrect (comparative) most porrect (superlative) porrects (present, singular) porrecting (participle, present) porrected (participle, past) porrected (past)

Derived Forms

porrectly

Frequently Paired Words

porrection

Questions

How do you pronounce porrect?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹɛkt/.
What does porrect mean?: stretched out or forward
Where does porrect come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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