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porrectus

/pɔˈɹɛktəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
por-rec-tus
IPA
/pɔˈɹɛktəs/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neume denoting a set of three tones which first fall from the original tone, then rise.

Etymology

From Latin porrectus, from porrigō (“to stretch”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɔˈɹɛktəs/
  • British English: /pəˈɹɛktəs/

Inflected Forms

porrecti (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

torculus

Questions

How do you pronounce porrectus?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɔˈɹɛktəs/.
What does porrectus mean?
A neume denoting a set of three tones which first fall from the original tone, then rise.
Where does porrectus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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