Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preclimactic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-cli-mac-tic
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before a climax.

Etymology

From pre- + climactic.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does preclimactic mean?
Before a climax.
Where does preclimactic come from?
From pre- + climactic.

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